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Where does “آداب” come from?
آداب (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic آدَاب, from Arabic أَدَب, from Persian دب.
Ancestry of “آداب”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
آدَاب
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2
Arabic
أَدَب
discipline; courtesy; decency
3
Persian
دب
—
Words derived from “آداب”
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Every word from Persian دب →
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