Where does “أدب” come from?

أدب (Arabic) comes from Arabic آدَاب, from Arabic أَدَب, from Persian دب.

أدب (Arabic): discipline; courtesy; civility

Definitions

  1. discipline; courtesy; civility

Ancestry of “أدب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicآدَاب—
2Arabicأَدَبdiscipline; courtesy; decency
3Persianدب—

Words derived from “أدب”

Every word from Persian دب →Every word from Arabic أَدَب →Every word from Arabic آدَاب →