ادیب

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? aḏīḇ
Dari reading? adīb
Iranian reading? adib
Tajik reading? adib

Noun

ادیب (adib) (plural ادیبان (adibân) or ادبا (odabâ))

  1. literary writer; litterateur
    سرزمین کهن ایران همواره زادگاه ادیبان و دانشمندانی بوده است.
    sarzamin-e kohan-e irân hamvâre zâdgâh-e adibân o dânešmandâni bude ast.
    The ancient land of Iran has always been the birthplace of writers and scholars.
  2. man of letters, cultivated person

Adjective

ادیب (adib)

  1. cultivated, courteous

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb).

Pronunciation

Noun

اَدِیب (adībm (formal plural ادبا, Hindi spelling अदीब)

  1. literator, writer