مؤدب

Arabic

Root
ء د ب (ʔ d b)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba, “to educate; discipline”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʔad.dab/

Adjective

مُؤَدَّب • (muʔaddab) (feminine مُؤَدَّبَة (muʔaddaba), masculine plural مُؤَدَّبُونَ (muʔaddabūna), feminine plural مُؤَدَّبَات (muʔaddabāt))

well-bred, well-mannered, civil, urbane

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُؤَدَّب** (muʔaddab)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّب muʔaddab	الْمُؤَدَّب al-muʔaddab	مُؤَدَّبَة muʔaddaba	الْمُؤَدَّبَة al-muʔaddaba
nominative	مُؤَدَّبٌ muʔaddabun	الْمُؤَدَّبُ al-muʔaddabu	مُؤَدَّبَةٌ muʔaddabatun	الْمُؤَدَّبَةُ al-muʔaddabatu
accusative	مُؤَدَّبًا muʔaddaban	الْمُؤَدَّبَ al-muʔaddaba	مُؤَدَّبَةً muʔaddabatan	الْمُؤَدَّبَةَ al-muʔaddabata
genitive	مُؤَدَّبٍ muʔaddabin	الْمُؤَدَّبِ al-muʔaddabi	مُؤَدَّبَةٍ muʔaddabatin	الْمُؤَدَّبَةِ al-muʔaddabati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّبَيْن muʔaddabayn	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْن al-muʔaddabayn	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْن muʔaddabatayn	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْن al-muʔaddabatayn
nominative	مُؤَدَّبَانِ muʔaddabāni	الْمُؤَدَّبَانِ al-muʔaddabāni	مُؤَدَّبَتَانِ muʔaddabatāni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَانِ al-muʔaddabatāni
accusative	مُؤَدَّبَيْنِ muʔaddabayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْنِ al-muʔaddabayni	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ muʔaddabatayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ al-muʔaddabatayni
genitive	مُؤَدَّبَيْنِ muʔaddabayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْنِ al-muʔaddabayni	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ muʔaddabatayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ al-muʔaddabatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّبِين muʔaddabīn	الْمُؤَدَّبِين al-muʔaddabīn	مُؤَدَّبَات muʔaddabāt	الْمُؤَدَّبَات al-muʔaddabāt
nominative	مُؤَدَّبُونَ muʔaddabūna	الْمُؤَدَّبُونَ al-muʔaddabūna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٌ muʔaddabātun	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتُ al-muʔaddabātu
accusative	مُؤَدَّبِينَ muʔaddabīna	الْمُؤَدَّبِينَ al-muʔaddabīna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٍ muʔaddabātin	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتِ al-muʔaddabāti
genitive	مُؤَدَّبِينَ muʔaddabīna	الْمُؤَدَّبِينَ al-muʔaddabīna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٍ muʔaddabātin	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتِ al-muʔaddabāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müəddəb
→ Persian: مؤدب
→ Ottoman Turkish: مؤدب (müeddeb)
- → Turkish: müeddep

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba, “to educate; discipline”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʔad.dib/

Noun

مُؤَدِّب • (muʔaddib) (feminine مُؤَدِّبَة (muʔaddiba), masculine plural مُؤَدِّبُونَ (muʔaddibūna), feminine plural مُؤَدِّبَات (muʔaddibāt))

educator
teacher in a Koranic school

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُؤَدَّب** (muʔaddab)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّب muʔaddab	الْمُؤَدَّب al-muʔaddab	مُؤَدَّبَة muʔaddaba	الْمُؤَدَّبَة al-muʔaddaba
nominative	مُؤَدَّبٌ muʔaddabun	الْمُؤَدَّبُ al-muʔaddabu	مُؤَدَّبَةٌ muʔaddabatun	الْمُؤَدَّبَةُ al-muʔaddabatu
accusative	مُؤَدَّبًا muʔaddaban	الْمُؤَدَّبَ al-muʔaddaba	مُؤَدَّبَةً muʔaddabatan	الْمُؤَدَّبَةَ al-muʔaddabata
genitive	مُؤَدَّبٍ muʔaddabin	الْمُؤَدَّبِ al-muʔaddabi	مُؤَدَّبَةٍ muʔaddabatin	الْمُؤَدَّبَةِ al-muʔaddabati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّبَيْن muʔaddabayn	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْن al-muʔaddabayn	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْن muʔaddabatayn	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْن al-muʔaddabatayn
nominative	مُؤَدَّبَانِ muʔaddabāni	الْمُؤَدَّبَانِ al-muʔaddabāni	مُؤَدَّبَتَانِ muʔaddabatāni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَانِ al-muʔaddabatāni
accusative	مُؤَدَّبَيْنِ muʔaddabayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْنِ al-muʔaddabayni	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ muʔaddabatayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ al-muʔaddabatayni
genitive	مُؤَدَّبَيْنِ muʔaddabayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَيْنِ al-muʔaddabayni	مُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ muʔaddabatayni	الْمُؤَدَّبَتَيْنِ al-muʔaddabatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَدَّبِين muʔaddabīn	الْمُؤَدَّبِين al-muʔaddabīn	مُؤَدَّبَات muʔaddabāt	الْمُؤَدَّبَات al-muʔaddabāt
nominative	مُؤَدَّبُونَ muʔaddabūna	الْمُؤَدَّبُونَ al-muʔaddabūna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٌ muʔaddabātun	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتُ al-muʔaddabātu
accusative	مُؤَدَّبِينَ muʔaddabīna	الْمُؤَدَّبِينَ al-muʔaddabīna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٍ muʔaddabātin	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتِ al-muʔaddabāti
genitive	مُؤَدَّبِينَ muʔaddabīna	الْمُؤَدَّبِينَ al-muʔaddabīna	مُؤَدَّبَاتٍ muʔaddabātin	الْمُؤَدَّبَاتِ al-muʔaddabāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müəddib
→ Persian: مؤدب (mo'addeb)

References

Wehr, Hans (1960) “مؤدب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 9-10

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤَدَّب (muʔaddab).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ʔad.ˈdab/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔäd̪.d̪äb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.wäd̪.d̪äb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.wäd̪.d̪äb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʔæd̪.d̪æb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ʔäd̪.d̪äb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mu'addab
Dari reading^?	mo'addab
Iranian reading^?	mo'addab
Tajik reading^?	mu'addab

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مؤدب
Dari	مؤدب
Tajik	муъаддаб

مؤدب • (mo'addab)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤَدِّب (muʔaddib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ʔad.ˈdib/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔäd̪.d̪ɪb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.wäd̪.d̪ɪb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.wäd̪.d̪ib̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʔæd̪.d̪eb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ʔäd̪.d̪ib]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mu'addib
Dari reading^?	mo'addib
Iranian reading^?	mo'addeb
Tajik reading^?	mu'addib

Noun


Iranian Persian	مؤدب
Dari	مؤدب
Tajik	муъаддиб

مؤدب • (mo'addeb)