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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
أَدَب
discipline; courtesy; decency
2
Persian
دب
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Words derived from “اَدَب”
ادب
адаб
ادب
ادبی
adáb
Every word from Persian دب →
Every word from Arabic أَدَب →