बेअदब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی ادب (bē-adab). Equivalent to बे- (be-) +‎ अदब (adab, “politeness”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ə.d̪əb/, [beː.ɐ.d̪ɐb]

Adjective

बेअदब • (beadab) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بےادب)

1. uncouth, unmannerly, insolent

Related terms

• बेअदबी (beadbī, “insolence”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press