maktab

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maktab

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Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).

noun maktabs · maqtab

A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
Similar: kuttab

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noun Islamic elementary school

日本語	マクタブ makutabu, クッターブ kuttābu
हिन्दी	मकतब maktab
Français	mekteb
Italiano	kuttab, maktab, scuola coranica
Ελληνικά	μακτάμπ maktámp
Русский	мекте́б mektɛ́b
العربية	مَكْتَب maktab, كُتَّاب kuttāb

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@misc{maktab_2026,
  title = {maktab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maktab},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}