Arabic vocabulary
أدبmanners
How to say “manners” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
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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