Arabic vocabulary
أدبmanners in Arabic
أدب is how you say “manners” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
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'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →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'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →
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