Note 245 — THE PORTER AND THE THREE LADIES OF BAGHDAD. (continued 2)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. "Adab," a crux to translators, meaning anything between good education and good manners. In mod. Turk. "Edibiyyet" (Adabiyat)=belles lettres and "Edebi" or "Edíb"=a littérateur.