أدب manners in Arabic
أدب is how you say “manners” in Arabic.
Root ا د ب ʾ-d-b. noun. adab.
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Meaning of manners in Arabic
- good manners, refinement, discipline of the mind the core sense: training in praiseworthy qualities of character
- proper conduct or etiquette within a pursuit e.g. the discipline observed between a student and a teacher
- polite literature, philology a later, post-classical extension to the literary and language sciences
Example sentence
النَّفْسُ مَجْبُولَةٌ عَلَى سُوءِ الأَدَبِ
The self is inherently inclined towards poor manners.
الأَدَبِ manners
'al-' = 'the'; 'adab' = 'manners, good conduct'; the 'of' word, giving 'poor manners'.
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Words from the same root
- أَدَّبَ to teach someone good manners, discipline
- تَأَدَّبَ to become well-mannered, well-educated
- مُؤَدَّبٌ well-disciplined, well-mannered
- أَدِيبٌ a person marked by good manners, refinement
- مَأْدُبَةٌ a banquet, a feast
More example sentences
وَالْعَبْدُ مَأْمُورٌ بِمُلازَمَةِ الأَدَبِ
And the servant is commanded to adhere to proper manners.
الأَدَبِ proper manners
'al-' = 'the'; 'adab' = 'good manners'; the 'of' word, so 'of manners'.
Common questions
- How do you say "manners" in Arabic?
- أدب (adab).
- Why does adab, meaning 'manners', come from a root about inviting?
- Lane notes the root's basic sense is 'to invite' (to a banquet); adab was extended to good conduct because it 'invites' a person toward praiseworthy qualities and away from bad ones.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).