ادبیات

See also: أدبيات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, ادب (edeb) +‎ ـیات (iyyât).

Noun

ادبیات • (edebiyyât)

  1. literature
  2. literary fiction

Descendants

  • Turkish: edebiyat

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, ادب (adab) +‎ ـیات (-iyyât).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɔ́ːt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? adabiyyāt
Dari reading? adabiyāt
Iranian reading? adabiyât
Tajik reading? adabiyot
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

ادبیات • (adabiyyāt / adabiyât) (Tajik spelling адабиёт)

  1. literature
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ء د ب (0 c, 6 e)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَدَبِیَّات (adabiyyāt), from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, اَدَب (adab) +‎ ـیات (iyyāt).

Pronunciation

Noun

اَدَبِیات or اَدَبِیَّات • (adabiyāt or adabiyyātm (Hindi spelling अदबिय्यात)

  1. literature