أَدَبَ
Root: ادب
Form: 1
Full Definition
2 [Hence,] أَدَبٌ, Present.T ـِ; or أَدِبَ, Present.T ـَ; Verbal.Noun أَدْبٌ, or أَدَبٌ; He made a repast, or banquet, and invited people to it; as also آدَبَ , Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above: or he collected and invited people to his repast.
3 [Hence also, as will be seen below, voce أَدَبٌ] أَدَبَهُ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun أَدْبٌ, He taught him the discipline of the mind, and the acquisition of good qualities and attributes of the mind or soul; and , [Verbal.Noun تَأْدِيبٌ, signifies the same;] he taught him what is termed أَدَب [or good discipline of the mind and manners, &c.; i. e. he disciplined him, or educated him, well; rendered him well-bred, wellmannered, polite; instructed him in polite accomplishments; &c.]: or the latter verb, Verbal.Noun تَأْدِيبُ, signifies he taught him well, or much, the discipline of the mind, and the acquisition of good qualities and attributes of the mind or soul: and hence, this latter also signifies he disciplined him, chastised him, corrected him, or punished him, for his evil conduct; because discipline, or chastisement, is a means of inviting a person to what is properly termed الأَدَبُ.
def.2 أَدُبَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun أَدَبٌ, He was or became, characterized by what is termed أَدَب [or good discipline of the mind and manners, &c.; i. e., well disciplined, well-educated, well-bred, or well-mannered, polite, instructed in polite accomplishments, &c.].
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