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الءدب

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns politeness, good manners, and refinement, encompassing concepts like etiquette, cultivation, and teaching. It also extends to meanings related to hospitality, feasts, and abundance, as well as geographical and natural phenomena.

Derived headwords

الأَدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    politenessboth

    Refers to good manners, refinement, and cultured behavior.

  2. 2.
    etiquetteboth

    The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.

  3. 3.
    literaturemodern

    Works of art made out of words, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

  4. 4.
    wonderclassical

    Something that causes surprise or admiration.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to teach mannersboth

    To instruct someone in good behavior, etiquette, and refinement.

  2. 2.
    to cultivateboth

    To develop or improve the mind or manners.

  3. 3.
    to invite to a feastclassical

    To call someone to attend a meal or banquet.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to hold a feastclassical

    To prepare or host a banquet or celebratory meal.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To have a large quantity, especially referring to water.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be politeboth

    To exhibit good manners and refined behavior.

أَدِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    well-manneredboth

    Possessing good manners, refinement, and cultured behavior.

  2. 2.
    literarymodern

    Relating to or characteristic of literature.

أَدَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    well-mannered peopleboth

    Plural of 'adib', referring to people of good manners and refinement.

  2. 2.
    writersmodern

    Plural of 'adib', referring to literary figures or authors.

تَأَدَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be taught mannersboth

    To receive instruction in good behavior and refinement.

  2. 2.
    to become refinedboth

    To acquire good manners and cultured behavior.

اسْتَأْدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek good mannersclassical

    To strive to learn and adopt refined behavior.

الأَدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feastclassical

    A meal prepared for an invitation, a wedding, or a celebration.

  2. 2.
    wonderclassical

    Something that causes surprise or admiration.

المَأْدُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feastclassical

    A meal prepared for an invitation, a wedding, or a celebration.

المَأْدُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feastclassical

    A meal prepared for an invitation, a wedding, or a celebration.

آدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fill with justiceclassical

    To make a land full of fairness and equity.

  2. 2.
    to invite to a feastclassical

    To call someone to attend a meal or banquet.

إيدَابnoun
  1. 1.
    filling with justiceclassical

    The act of making a land full of fairness and equity.

  2. 2.
    invitation to a feastclassical

    The act of calling someone to attend a meal or banquet.

الأَدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    wonderclassical

    Something that causes surprise or admiration.

الأَدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wonderclassical

    Something that causes surprise or admiration.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to invite to foodclassical

    To call someone to partake in a meal.

أَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a feastclassical

    To prepare or host a banquet or celebratory meal.

أَدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feastclassical

    A meal prepared for an invitation, a wedding, or a celebration.

أَدَبَ البَحْرphrase
  1. 1.
    abundance of waterclassical

    Refers to a large quantity of water in the sea.

أَدَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    literarymodern

    Pertaining to literature or literary studies.

  2. 2.
    mountain nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a mountain.

Parallel reading

الأَدَب، محركة: الظرف، وحسن التناول
Al-adab (vowelized: al-adabu), with harakah: politeness, and good conduct.
أدب، كحسن، أدبا فهو أديب
He was polite, like Hasan, he was polite (adaban), so he is an adib (well-mannered).
وأدبه: علمه
And 'adabahu' means: he taught him manners.
فتأدب واستأدب
So he learned manners and sought good manners.
والأدبة، بالضم، والمأدبة والمأدبة: طعام صنع لدعوة أو عرس
And al-adabah (with dammah), and al-ma'dubah and al-ma'dubah: is food prepared for an invitation or a wedding.
وآدب البلاد إيدابا: ملأها عدلا
And 'aadaba al-bilada idaaban': he filled them with justice.
والأدب، بالفتح: العجب
And al-adab (with fatha): is wonder.
كالأدبة بالضم
Like al-adabah (with dammah).
ومصدر: أدبه يأدبه: دعاه إلى طعامه
And the masdar: 'adabahu ya'dibuhu': he invited him to his food.
كآدبه إيدابا
Like 'aadabahu idaaban'.
وأدب يأدب أدبا، محركة: عمل مأدبة (وأدبة)
And 'adaba ya'dubu adaban' (with harakah): he made a feast (or 'adabah').
وأدب البحر: كثرة مائه
And 'adab al-bahr': abundance of its water.
وأدبي، كعربي: جبل
And 'adabiyy', like 'arabi': a mountain.