Word Meaning
आदाब
ādāb
Meaning
Manners, etiquette, rules of conduct, or reverential protocols.
Detailed Meaning
Plural of 'adab', referring to etiquette, decorum, or the proper conduct required in a given realm. In this couplet, it appears in the compound 'ādāb-e-khudāvandī', meaning the majestic manners and protocols of divinity or sovereignty. It highlights how Adam is taught to embody the dignity and attributes of divine grace.
Etymology
Arabic (آدَاب), the broken plural of 'adab' (أَدَب), denoting culture, refinement, manners, and propriety.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently denotes the exacting decorum and reverence demanded by the court of the beloved or the divine.
Examples
To love truly is to observe the strict decorum of devotion.
He was yet unfamiliar with the sacred protocols of the assembly.