أدب

العربية

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أدب^¹

/ʔa.dab/

Where it comes from

Probably back-formed singular from آدَاب (ʔādāb), a plural of the verbal noun دَأْب (daʔb),

“persistence, perseverance”. (For the plural type, compare آبَار (ʔābār, “wells”), آثَار (ʔāṯār, “revenges, retaliations”), آرَاء (ʔārāʔ, “views, opinions”).

A semantic influence from Iranian languages is sometimes proposed, reflecting the cultural exchange during the Abbasid era.

noun أَدَب · ʔadab · آدَاب · الْأَدَب

discipline
courtesy, etiquette الآداب الكبير
civility
literature, belles-lettres أَنَا الَّذِي نَظَرَ الْأَعْمَى إِلَى أَدَبِي / وَأَسْمَعَتْ كَلِمَاتِي مَنْ بِهِ صَمَمُ
politeness
decency
culture

أدب^²

/ʔad.da.ba/

verb أَدَّبَ · ʔaddaba · يُؤَدِّبُ · تَأْدِيب · مُؤَدِّب

to educate
to correct, discipline, chastise

In English

literature body of all written works
courtesy polite behavior
politeness act of being polite
civility politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions
ethics standards of conduct
belles-lettres light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أدب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AF%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

أدب