Eastern Syriac :ܐܵܕܵܒ
Western Syriac :ܐܳܕܳܒ
Eastern phonetic :' a: da:b
Category :adjective
[Moral life → Quality]
English :see also ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ / ܪܲܕܝܵܐ / ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ / ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ : polite , courteous / courtly , well-mannered / mannerly , gentle , civil , following the etiquette , polite behaviour , having good / refined / fine manners ;
French :voir aussi ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ / ܪܲܕܝܵܐ / ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ / ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ : gentil , poli , empreint de civilité, civilisé, de bonne conduite , ayant de bonnes manières , bien éduqué , convenant ;
Dialect :Eastern Syriac
Hebrew :adiv  אדיב «polite» «poli»
Persian :ادب
Turkish :adap

Cf. ܐܵܕܵܒܘܼܬܵܐ, ܡܐܵܕܸܒ, ܒܹܐܐܵܕܲܒ

See also : ܢܟܝܼܚܘܼܬܵܐ, ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂, ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ, ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ, ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ, ܚܘܼܒܵܢܵܐ, ܪܲܕܝܵܐ, ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܢܵܐ

this word is of Arabic / Turkish origin, see ܡܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ / ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ / ܪܲܕܝܵܐ / ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ

mot d'origine arabe / turque, voir ܡܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ / ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ / ܪܲܕܝܵܐ / ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ

Source : Oraham, Maclean