ادبا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُدَبَاء (ʔudabāʔ).

Noun

ادبا • (üdebâ)

1. plural of ادیب (edîb)

Descendants

• Turkish: üdeba

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُدَبَاء (ʔudabāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ða.ˈβɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.d̪ä.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.d̪ä.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.d̪ä.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.d̪ä.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.d̪æ.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.d̪ä.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	uḏaḇā
Dari reading?	udabā
Iranian reading?	odabâ
Tajik reading?	udabo

Noun

Dari	ادبا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	удабо

ادبا • (odabâ)

1. plural of ادیب (adib)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُدَبَاء (ʔudabāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊ.d̪ə.bɑː/

Noun

ادبا • (udabā) (Hindi spelling उदबा)

1. plural of ادیب (adīb)