ادب
Root: ادب
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
ادب aduba u (adab) to be well-bred, well-mannered, cultured, urbane, have refined tastes; ― adaba i (adb) to invite (to a party or banquet, ه s.o.), entertain (ه s.o.)│ ادب مأدبة (ma‘duba) to arrange a banquet, give a formal dinner II to refine, educate (ه s.o.); to discipline, punish, ehastise (ه s.o.) IV to invite as a guest (ه s.o.) V to receive a fine education; to be well-bred, well-educated, cultured, have refined tastes; to show o.s. polite, courteous, civil, urbane; to educate o.s., refine one’s tastes (ب by, through); to let o.s. be guided (ب by)│ تأدب بأدبه (bi-adabihi) to follow s.o.’s moral example
Entry 2
ادب adab pl. آداب ādab culture, refinement; good breeding, good manners, social graces, decorum, decency, propriety, seemliness; humanity, humaneness; the humanities; belles-lettres│بيت الأدب toilet, water closet; قليل الأدب and عديم الأدب ill-mannered, ill-bred, impolite, uncivil; الأدب العامي (‘āmmī) popular literature; رجال الأدب literati, men of letters; كلية الآداب kullīyat al-ā. (= faculté des lettres) college of arts; آداب rules, rules of conduct, e.g., آداب السلوك rules of decorum, etiquette; الآداب decency, morals
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