مكتب

العربية

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مكتب

  • /mak.tab/

Where it comes from

Noun of place from the root ك ت ب (k t b).

noun مَكْتَب · maktab · مَكاتِب · الْمَكْتَب

  1. historical maktab, elementary school
  2. desk
  3. office
  4. bureau
  5. study

In English

  • school an institution dedicated to teaching and learning
  • bureau office (room)
  • study room in a house intended for reading and writing
  • office room(s) or building used for non-manual work
  • desk table for writing and reading
  • maktab Islamic elementary school

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"مكتب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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مكتب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8

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"مكتب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مكتب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-مكتب.ogg.