أَدَبَ
1.
, aorist
اَدِبَ
, verbal noun أِدْبٌ, He invited (people, S, or a man, K) to his repast, or banquet; (S, K;) as also
ادَبَ, (K,) or ادَبَ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ aor يُودِبُ [or يُوءْدِبُ], (AZ, S,) verbal noun إِيدَابٌ [originally إِيءْدَابٌ]. (AZ, S, K.) You say, أَدَبَ القَوْمَ, (S,) or أَدَبَ عَلَى القَوْمِ, aorist 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.)
2.
[Hence,] أَدَبٌ, aorist
اَدِبَ
; (Msb, K;) or أَدِبَ, aorist
اَدَبَ
; (so in a copy of the M;) verbal noun أَدْبٌ, (M, Mgh, Msb,) or أَدَبٌ; (K;) He made a repast, or banquet, (M, Msb, K,) and invited people to it; (Msb;) as also
ادَبَ, (M,) aorist and verbal noun as above: (TA:) or he collected and invited people to his repast. (Mgh.)
3.
[Hence also, as will be seen below, voce أَدَبٌ] أَدَبَهُ, aorist
اَدِبَ
, verbal noun 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, [verbal noun 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, verbal noun 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.)
4.
أَدُبَ, aorist
اَدُبَ
, (AZ, T, S, M, K,) verbal noun 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.)