Urdu Dictionary

ادب adab

A ادب adab, s.m. Discipline, training; deportment; good breeding; good manners, politeness, courtesy, urbanity; etiquette; polite literature:—interj. Behave! manners!:—adab denā (-ko), To teach manners; to discipline; chastise:—adab-se, adv. Respectfully, politely:—adab karnā (-kā), To show deference or respect (to), treat with respect; to respect, revere:—adab-wālā, s.m. A polite or well-bred person; one who ought to be treated with politeness or respect.