كتاب

العربية

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كتاب^¹

/ki.taːb/
[keˈtæːb] Egypt
[kɪˈt̪aːb]
[kiˈtæːb]
[kɪˈt̪ɑːb]
[kiˈte̞ːb]
[kiˈtæːb] Morocco
[kteːb] Lebanese Arabic
[kte̞ːb]
[ktæːb] Moroccan Arabic
[kt̪ɑːb]

noun كِتَاب · kitāb · كُتُب · الْكِتَاب

noun from verb, obsolete verbal noun of كَتَبَ (kataba) (form I)
noun from verb verbal noun of كَاتَبَ (kātaba) (form III) وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ ٱلْكِتَابَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ
book
letter, note, paper, piece of writing, message قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ ۝ إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۝ أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ ۝
the Scripture, the Qur'an or the Bible الْكِتَاب
record, document, deed, contract
a marriage contract.

كتاب^²

/kut.taːb/

noun كُتَّاب · kuttāb

plural plural of كَاتِب (kātib, “writer”)

noun كُتَّاب · kuttāb · كَتَاتِيب · الْكُتَّاب

a traditional school for teaching Qur'an

In English

book collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written mater
application a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admissio
bookmaker a person who prints or binds books
maktab Islamic elementary school
cheder school

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