"adab" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈadab/ (note: Literary Standard), [ˈʔa.dap̚] (note: Literary Standard) Forms: ادب [Jawi], adab-adab [plural], adab² [plural]
Rhymes: -dab, -ab Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|ar|أَدَب}} Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab), {{root|ms|ar|ء د ب}} Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ادب}} adab (Jawi spelling ادب, plural adab-adab or adab²)
  1. good manner, politeness, civility Synonyms: akhlak, susila Derived forms (Affixations): beradab (english: to have manners; to be civilised), berperadaban (english: civilised; to reach civilisation), keadaban (english: custom), memperadabkan (english: to make civilised), mengadabi (english: to treat someone with good manners), peradaban (english: civilisation) Derived forms (Compounds): balik adab, biadab (english: uncivilised; impolite; barbaric), ilmu adab
    Sense id: en-adab-ms-noun-lrgOmui3 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "adab"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "أَدَب",
      "أدب#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَدَب"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ء د ب"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ادب",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adab-adab",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adab²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ادب"
      },
      "expansion": "adab (Jawi spelling ادب, plural adab-adab or adab²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "dab"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to have manners; to be civilised",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "to have manners; to be civilised",
          "word": "beradab"
        },
        {
          "english": "civilised; to reach civilisation",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "civilised; to reach civilisation",
          "word": "berperadaban"
        },
        {
          "english": "custom",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "custom",
          "word": "keadaban"
        },
        {
          "english": "to make civilised",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "to make civilised",
          "word": "memperadabkan"
        },
        {
          "english": "to treat someone with good manners",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "to treat someone with good manners",
          "word": "mengadabi"
        },
        {
          "english": "civilisation",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "civilisation",
          "word": "peradaban"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "balik adab"
        },
        {
          "english": "uncivilised; impolite; barbaric",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "translation": "uncivilised; impolite; barbaric",
          "word": "biadab"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "ilmu adab"
        }
      ],
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        "good manner, politeness, civility"
      ],
      "id": "en-adab-ms-noun-lrgOmui3",
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          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "politeness",
          "politeness"
        ],
        [
          "civility",
          "civility"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "akhlak"
        },
        {
          "word": "susila"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadab/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔa.dap̚]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-dab"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ab"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adab"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to have manners; to be civilised",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "to have manners; to be civilised",
      "word": "beradab"
    },
    {
      "english": "civilised; to reach civilisation",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "civilised; to reach civilisation",
      "word": "berperadaban"
    },
    {
      "english": "custom",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "custom",
      "word": "keadaban"
    },
    {
      "english": "to make civilised",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "to make civilised",
      "word": "memperadabkan"
    },
    {
      "english": "to treat someone with good manners",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "to treat someone with good manners",
      "word": "mengadabi"
    },
    {
      "english": "civilisation",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "civilisation",
      "word": "peradaban"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "balik adab"
    },
    {
      "english": "uncivilised; impolite; barbaric",
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "translation": "uncivilised; impolite; barbaric",
      "word": "biadab"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "ilmu adab"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "adab"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "أَدَب",
      "أدب#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَدَب"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ء د ب"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ادب",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adab-adab",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adab²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ادب"
      },
      "expansion": "adab (Jawi spelling ادب, plural adab-adab or adab²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "dab"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
        "Malay terms derived from the Arabic root ء د ب",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ab",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ab/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/dab",
        "Rhymes:Malay/dab/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good manner, politeness, civility"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "politeness",
          "politeness"
        ],
        [
          "civility",
          "civility"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "akhlak"
        },
        {
          "word": "susila"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadab/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔa.dap̚]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-dab"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ab"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adab"
}

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