آداب ādāb A s. m. (plur. of ادب adab) Ceremo- nies, devoirs, etiquette, politeness, forms of ad- dress in writing and speaking, salutation, respects.

اردابیگني urdābeganī H s. f. A female armed at- tendant in the ḥaram.

بدابدي badābadī H adv. With emulation or ri- valship, contentiously. (Pers. برابري).

داب dāb A (from دأب To take pains, to labour. Heb. and Ch. To suffer pain, grief, or pa- tience) s. m. 1. Custom, manner, institution. 2. State, condition. 3. Vehement or forcible propulsion. داب صحبت dāb-i-ṣuḥbat, s. m. Good manners, civilisation.

دابانل dābānal S (दावानल comp. of दाव Forest, and अनल Fire) s. m. Fire in a forest.

دابت dābat H s. (dakh) Curse, imprecation.

دابنا dābnā H (trans. of دبنا) v. a. 1. To press down, to suppress, to snub. 2. To squeeze. داب رکهنا dāb rakhnā, 1. Toconceal, to steal and conceal. 2. To press (particularly, with the thighs), to retain by pressure, to gripe (as, money). داب لينا dāb lenā, To outgrow.

شاداب shādāb P adj. Fresh, verdant, moist, pleasant, agreeable, succulent. s. Fresh her- bage.

شادابي shādāb-ī P s. f. Freshness, verdure, moisture, succulence.