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1 أَدَبَ ذ , aor. اَدِبَ , inf. n. أِدْبٌ, He invited (people, S, or a man, K) to his repast, or banquet; (S, K;) as also ↓ آدَبَ , (K,) or آدَبَ إِِلَى طَعَامِهِ aor يُودِبُ [or يُؤْدِبُ], (AZ, S,) inf. n. إِِيدَابٌ [originally إِِئْدَابٌ]. (AZ, S, K.) You say, أَدَبَ القَوْمَ, (S,) or أَدَبَ عَلَى القَوْمِ, aor. as above, (T,) He invited the people to his repast. (T, S.) And أَدَبَهُمْ عَلَى الأَمرِ He collected them together for the affair. (A.) And جِيرَانَكَ لِتُشَاوِرَهُمْ ↓ أُودِبُ [I will collect thy neighbours in order that thou mayest consult with them]. (A.) The primary signification of أَدْبٌ is The act of inviting. (T.) ― -b2- [Hence,] أَدَبٌ, aor. اَدِبَ ; (Msb, K;) or أَدِبَ, aor. اَدَبَ ; (so in a copy of the M;) inf. n. أَدْبٌ, (M, Mgh, Msb,) or أَدَبٌ; (K;) He made a repast, or banquet, (M, Msb, K,) and invited people to it; (Msb;) as also ↓ آدَبَ , (M,) aor. and inf. n. as above: (TA:) or he collected and invited people to his repast. (Mgh.) ― -b3- [Hence also, as will be seen below, voce أَدَبٌ] أَدَبَهُ, aor. اَدِبَ , inf. n. أَدْبٌ, He taught him the discipline of the mind, and the acquisition of good qualities and attributes of the mind or soul; (Msb;) and ↓ أدّبهُ , [inf. n. تَأْدِيبٌ, signifies the same;] he taught him what is termed أَدَب [or good discipline of the mind and manners, &c.; i. e. he disciplined him, or educated him, well; rendered him well-bred, wellmannered, polite; instructed him in polite accomplishments; &c.]: (S, M, A, Mgh, K:) or the latter verb, inf. n. تَأْدِيبُ, signifies he taught him well, or much, the discipline of the mind, and the acquisition of good qualities and attributes of the mind or soul: and hence, this latter also signifies he disciplined him, chastised him, corrected him, or punished him, for his evil conduct; because discipline, or chastisement, is a means of inviting a person to what is properly termed الأَدَبُ. (Msb.) -A2- أَدُبَ, aor. اَدُبَ , (AZ, T, S, M, K,) inf. n. أَدَبٌ, (M, K,) He was or became, characterized by what is termed أَدَب [or good discipline of the mind and manners, &c.; i. e., well disciplined, well-educated, well-bred, or well-mannered, polite, instructed in polite accomplishments, &c.]. (AZ, T, S, M, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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