"ادیب" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Persian]

IPA: /ʔa.ˈdiːb/ [Classical-Persian], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Kabuli], [ʔä.d̪ib̥] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæ.d̪iːb̥] [Iran, formal], [ʔä.d̪ib] [Tajik, formal] Forms: adib [romanization]
Rhymes: -iːb Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|أَدِيب}} Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb) Head templates: {{fa-adj|tr=adib}} ادیب • (adib)
  1. cultivated, courteous
    Sense id: en-ادیب-fa-adj-1OfbgEiT

Noun [Persian]

IPA: /ʔa.ˈdiːb/ [Classical-Persian], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪iːb] [Kabuli], [ʔä.d̪ib̥] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæ.d̪iːb̥] [Iran, formal], [ʔä.d̪ib] [Tajik, formal] Forms: adib [romanization], ادیبان [plural]
Rhymes: -iːb Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|أَدِيب}} Borrowed from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb) Head templates: {{fa-noun|pl=ادیبان|pl2=ادبا|pl2tr=odabâ|pltr=adibân|tr=adib}} ادیب • (adib) (plural ادیبان (adibân), or ادبا (odabâ))
  1. literary writer; litterateur
    Sense id: en-ادیب-fa-noun-tUunEYAS Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 64 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 79 9 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 25 51 24
  2. man of letters, cultivated person
    Sense id: en-ادیب-fa-noun-9pszO7LL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ادب (adab) (english: courtesy), ادبیت (adabiyyat) (english: literature), ادیبانه (adibâne) (english: literary), ادیبه (adibe) (english: woman of letters)

Noun [Urdu]

IPA: /ə.d̪iːb/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: اَدِیب [canonical, masculine], adīb [romanization], ادبا [formal, plural], अदीब [Hindi]
Rhymes: -iːb Etymology: From Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb). Etymology templates: {{der|ur|ar|أَدِيب}} Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb), {{root|ur|ar|ء د ب}} Head templates: {{ur-noun|m|head=اَدِیب|hi=अदीब|pl=ادبا|tr=adīb}} اَدِیب • (adīb) m (formal plural ادبا, Hindi spelling अदीब)
  1. literator, writer

Inflected forms

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              41,
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              37
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          "text": "سرزمین کهن ایران همواره زادگاه ادیبان و دانشمندانی بوده است.",
          "translation": "The ancient land of Iran has always been the birthplace of writers and scholars.",
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      "ipa": "[ʔä.d̪iːb]",
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      ]
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          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ur:Occupations",
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  ],
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      "english": "courtesy",
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      "word": "ادب"
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      "english": "woman of letters",
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      "word": "ادیبه"
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              31,
              37
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              59,
              66
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          "text": "سرزمین کهن ایران همواره زادگاه ادیبان و دانشمندانی بوده است.",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Urdu/iːb",
        "Rhymes:Urdu/iːb/2 syllables",
        "Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Urdu lemmas",
        "Urdu masculine nouns",
        "Urdu nouns",
        "Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
        "Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root ء د ب",
        "Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Urdu terms with redundant transliterations",
        "ur:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "literator, writer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "literator",
          "literator"
        ],
        [
          "writer",
          "writer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ə.d̪iːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːb"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ادیب"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ادیب meaning in All languages combined (5.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: ادبا (odabâ)",
  "path": [
    "ادیب"
  ],
  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ادیب",
  "trace": ""
}

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