Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
ادب
/adab/Roman
English meaning: Literature / Etiquette
Urdu Definition
(اردو)ادب کے دو معنی ہیں: شاعری اور نثر پر مشتمل ادبی روایت، اور تہذیب و شائستگی۔
English Definition
In Urdu, adab means both literature and refined etiquette. Urdu adab encompasses poetry, prose, drama, and criticism; it also signifies the refined manners and decorum central to Urdu cultural identity.
Example
“اردو ادب نے دنیا بھر میں اپنی پہچان بنائی ہے۔”
In English: “Urdu literature has made its mark around the world.”
Literary Heritage
“میر کے شعر کا انداز کچھ اور ہی ہے، سادگی میں ہے اک جادو۔”
/Mīr ke śeʿr kā andāz kuch aur hī hai, sādagī meṃ hai ek jādū./
“Mir's verse has a style all its own; in its simplicity lies magic.”
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- Language
- اردو
- Urdu
- Script
- Perso-Arabic
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 230M