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[ Arab. "Adab :" see vol. i. 132, etc. In Moslem dialects which borrow more or less from Arabic, "Bí-adabí" = being without Adab, means rudeness, disrespect, "impertinence" (in its modern sense).]
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[ i.e. Isaac of Mosul, the greatest of Arab musicians: see vol. iv. 119.]
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[ The elder brother of Ja'afar, by no means so genial or fitted for a royal frolic. See Terminal Essay.]
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[ Ibn Habíb, a friend of Isaac, and a learned grammarian who lectured at Basrah.]
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[ A suburb of Baghdad, mentioned by Al Mas'údi.]