ادب

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ادب. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ادب, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ادب in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ادب you have here. The definition of the word ادب will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofادب, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: أدب and أدت

Persian

Etymology

    Reborrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab), from Persian دب (dab); ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? aḏaḇ
    Dari reading? adab
    Iranian reading? adab
    Tajik reading? adab
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    Dari ادب
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik адаб

    ادب • (adab) (plural آداب (âdâb) or ادب‌ها (adab-hâ))

    1. politeness, courtesy, civility, manners, proper conduct
      • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 112:
        گفت جایی که منم ناله و فریاد مکن
        و گرت نیست تحمل بکش آهی به ادب
        guft jāyē ki man-am nāla u faryād makun
        u garat nēst tahammul bikaš āhē ba adab
        She said: "Do not cry out and moan at the place where I am,
        And if you do not have the patience, let out a sigh courteously."
        (Classical Persian transliteration)
    2. literature, letters. polite learning
    3. discipline

    Derived terms

    References

    Urdu

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Classical Persian دَب (dab)bor.
      Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab)bor.
      Classical Persian اَدَب (adab)bor.
      Urdu ادب

      Borrowed from Classical Persian اَدَب (adab).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      ادب • (adab) m (Hindi spelling अदब)

      1. discipline
      2. training
      3. politeness
      4. respect
      5. courtesy
      6. urbanity
      7. etiquette
      8. literature

      See also

      Ushojo

      Etymology

      From Urdu ادب (adab), from Persian ادب (adab), from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).

      Noun

      ادب (edab)

      1. discipline
      2. training
      3. politeness
      4. respect
      5. courtesy
      6. urbanity
      7. etiquette
      8. literature
      Wikious
      Boobota
      Sagapedia