Adaba: 3 definitions

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Adaba means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Adab.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

adaba (अदब).—f ( A) Respect, regard, deference. v ṭhēva, rākha, sambhāḷa g. of o. & rāha g. of s. 2 m (See the verb adabaṇēṃ) Toil and trouble; labors and pains; fag and ado. v pāva, sōsa, paḍa, hō. 3 Incumbency or urgency (of a matter). v paḍa g. of s.; as tyā kāmācā a0 paḍalā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

adaba (अदब).—f Respect, regard, deference. Awe. Toil and trouble. Urgency.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Adaba (अदब) [Also spelled adab]:—(nm) respect; respectfulness; politeness; literature;—[kāyadā/lihāja] etiquette, good manners, urbanity; courtesy and consideration.

2) Ādāba (आदाब) [Also spelled adab]:—(nm) manners; salutation; -[arja] salutation, greeting; —[bajā lānā] to salute humbly, to make obeissance.

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