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Where does “اَدَب” come from?

اَدَب (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic أَدَب, from Persian دب.

Ancestry of “اَدَب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَدَبdiscipline; courtesy; decency
2Persianدب—
Every word from Persian دب →