Adab or ADAB may refer to:
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Adab (city)
Adab (Sumerian language, Sumerian: ''Adab''ki, spelled UD.NUNKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Girsu and Nippur, lying about 35 kilometers southeast of the latter. It was located at the site of modern Bismaya or Bismya in the Al-Qādisiy ...
, a city of ancient Sumer
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Adab, Yemen, a village
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Al Dhafra Air Base, a military installation of the United Arab Emirates Air Force near Abu Dhabi, UAE
; Literary and cultural use
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Adab (Islam)
Adab () in the context of behavior, refers to prescribed Islamic etiquette: "refinement, good manners, morals, decorum, decency, humaneness". Al-Adab () has been defined as "decency, morals".
While interpretation of the scope and particulars of ...
, the category of Islamic law dealing with etiquette
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Adab (literature), the classical Islamic literature
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Adab (gesture)
Adab ( Hindustani: آداب ( Nastaleeq), आदाब (Devanagari)), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu-speaking while greeting. It involves raisi ...
, a greeting gesture traditionally used by Muslims of South Asia
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Al Adab'', Arabic online literary magazine in Beirut, Lebanon
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Australian Development Assistance Bureau, predecessor of Australian Aid, Australia's foreign aid program
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Misbaholdiwan Adab, a Kurdish poet
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