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title: "أَدَب (adab) meaning in Arabic: literature; manners"
description: "أَدَب (adab) means “literature; manners”. Root أ·د·ب, pattern , level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/adab"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# أَدَب

*adab* · **literature; manners**

أَدَب (adab) is an Arabic noun meaning “literature; manners”. It is built on the root أ·د·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: أ·د·ب
- Level: B1

## How to read أَدَب, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- د — دال (dāl): d
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b

## Questions about أَدَب

### What is the root of أَدَب?

The root of أَدَب is أ·د·ب.

### What level is أَدَب?

Fasaha first uses أَدَب at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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