كاتب

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كاتب^¹

/kaː.ta.ba/

verb كَاتَبَ · kātaba · يُكَاتِبُ · مُكَاتَبَة · مُكَاتِب

to keep up a correspondence, to correspond with

كاتب^²

/kaː.tib/

Rhymes with -ib

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”). Compare Hebrew כותב.

adjective كَاتِب · kātib · كَاتِبَة · كَاتِبُون · كُتَّاب · كَتَبَة

active, participle active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba): writing

noun كَاتِب · kātib · كَاتِبُونَ · كُتَّاب · كَتَبَة · كَاتِبَة

writer; author
Similar: مُؤَلِّف
copyist وَإِن كُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا كَاتِبًا فَرِهَانٌ مَّقْبُوضَةٌ
Similar: ناسِخ
clerk
secretary
secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.

In English

writer person who writes; an author
write to send a letter to
secretary person keeping records and handling clerical work
scribe one who writes; a draughtsman
secretary bird member of bird family

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كاتب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}