Where does “أدب” come from?
أدب (Arabic) comes from Arabic آدَاب, from Arabic أَدَب, from Persian دب.
أدب (Arabic): discipline; courtesy; civility
Definitions
- discipline; courtesy; civility
Ancestry of “أدب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | آدَاب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَدَب | discipline; courtesy; decency |
| 3 | Persian | دب | — |