ادیب

See also: أديب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb).

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

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
  • 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

Noun

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

  1. literator, writer
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