آداب

Arabic

Noun

آدَاب • (ʔādābm pl

  1. plural of أَدَب (ʔadab)

Descendants

  • Classical Persian: آدَاب (ādāb)
  • Ottoman Turkish: آداب (adab)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آدَاب (ʔādāb), plural of أَدَب (ʔadab).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ādāb
Dari reading? ādāb
Iranian reading? âdâb
Tajik reading? odob

Noun

Dari آداب
Iranian Persian
Tajik одоб

آداب • (âdâb)

  1. plural of ادب
  2. greetings
  3. etiquette
  4. salutation
  5. politeness
  6. respects
  7. manners
  8. formalities
  9. rules

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آدَاب (ādāb), from Arabic آدَاب (ʔādāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪ɑːb/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb
  • Hyphenation: آ‧داب

Interjection

آداب • (ādāb) (Hindi spelling आदाब)

  1. greetings
  2. welcome

Noun

آداب • (ādābm pl (indeclinable, Hindi spelling आदाब)

  1. plural of ادب (adab);
    greetings; salutation
    etiquette; decorum
    respects

References

  • آداب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • آداب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.