ادیب

See also: أديب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ðiːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪iːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪iːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪iːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ib̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.d̪iːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ib]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḏīḇ
Dari reading?	adīb
Iranian reading?	adib
Tajik reading?	adib

Noun

ادیب • (adib) (plural ادیبان (adibân) or ادبا (odabâ))

1. literary writer; litterateur

   سرزمین کهن ایران همواره زادگاه ادیبان و دانشمندانی بوده است.

   sarzamin-e kohan-e irân hamvâre zâdgâh-e adibân o dânešmandâni bude ast.

   The ancient land of Iran has always been the birthplace of writers and scholars.

2. man of letters, cultivated person

Related terms

• ادب (adab, “courtesy”)
• ادبیت (adabiyyat, “literature”)
• ادیبانه (adibâne, “literary”)
• ادیبه (adibe, “woman of letters”)

 

Adjective

ادیب • (adib)

1. cultivated, courteous

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪iːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

اَدِیب • (adīb) m (formal plural ادبا, Hindi spelling अदीब)

1. literator, writer