ਅਦਬ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਅਦਬ • (adab) m (Shahmukhi spelling ادب)

1. politeness
2. respect
3. reverence
4. courtesy
5. urbanity
6. discipline
7. literature
8. civility

Synonyms

• (respect): ਆਦਰ (ādar), ਸਤਕਾਰ (satkār), ਸਨਮਾਨ (sanmān)
• (literature): ਸਾਹਿਤ (sāhit)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅਦਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.