ادبیات

See also: أدبيات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, ادب (edeb) +‎ ـیات (iyyât).

Noun

ادبیات • (edebiyyât)

1. literature
2. literary fiction

Related terms

• ادبی (edebî)

Descendants

• Turkish: edebiyat

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, ادب (adab) +‎ ـیات (-iyyât).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ða.βij.ˈjɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɑ́ːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɔ́ːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.d̪æ.bij.jɒ́ːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d̪ä.bi.jɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḏaḇiyyāt
Dari reading?	adabiyāt
Iranian reading?	adabiyyât
Tajik reading?	adabiyot

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	ادبیات
Iranian Persian
Tajik	адабиёт

ادبیات • (adabiyyât)

1. literature

Related terms

• ادبی (adabi)

Descendants

• Kazakh: әдебиет (adebiyet)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَدَبِیَّات (adabiyyāt), from Arabic أَدَبِيَّات (ʔadabiyyāt). By surface analysis, اَدَب (adab) +‎ ـیات (iyyāt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ə.bɪ.jɑːt̪/, /ə.d̪ə.bɪj.jɑːt̪/

Noun

اَدَبِیات or اَدَبِیَّات • (adabiyāt or adabiyyāt) m (Hindi spelling अदबिय्यात)

1. literature