مؤدب

Arabic

Root
ء د ب (ʔ-d-b)

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))

1. 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
	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))

1. educator
2. 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
	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.ʔað.daβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔäd̪.d̪äb]

• (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'aḏḏaḇ
Dari reading?	mo'addab
Iranian reading?	mo'addab
Tajik reading?	müʾaddab

Adjective

Dari	مؤدب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муъаддаб

مؤدب • (mo'addab)

1. polite
2. courteous
3. civil
4. learned
5. chastised

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤَدِّب (muʔaddib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ʔað.diβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔäd̪.d̪ɪb]

• (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'aḏḏiḇ
Dari reading?	mo'addib
Iranian reading?	mo'addeb
Tajik reading?	müʾaddib

Noun

Dari	مؤدب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муъаддиб

مؤدب • (mo'addeb)

1. instructor
2. teacher
3. chastiser