كتاب

See also: کتاب‎, كباب‎, and کباب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ك ت ب‎ (k-t-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki.taːb/
- (Egypt) IPA^(key): [keˈtæːb]
- (Lebanon) IPA^(key): [kɪˈtæːb]
- (Central Arabia) IPA^(key): [kɪˈt̪aːb]
- (West Arabia) IPA^(key): [kiˈtaːb]
- (Iraq, Persian Gulf) IPA^(key): [kɪˈt̪ɑːb]
- (Tunisia) IPA^(key): [kiˈt̪ɛːb]
- (Morocco) IPA^(key): [kiˈt͡sæːb]
Audio (Morocco) (file)

Dialectal variation from the aforementioned:
- (Lebanese Arabic) IPA^(key): [kteːb]
- (Tunisian Arabic) IPA^(key): [kt̪ɛːb]
- (Moroccan Arabic) IPA^(key): [kt͡sæb]

Noun

كِتَاب • (kitāb) m (plural كُتُب‎ (kutub)) ^[1]

(obsolete) verbal noun of كَتَبَ‎ (kataba) (form I)
letter, note, paper, piece of writing, message
book
the Qur'an
the Bible

‏الْكِتَاب‎ ― al-kitāb ― the Qur'an; the Bible
record, document, deed, contract

Declension

Declension of noun كِتَاب (kitāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِتَاب kitāb	الْكِتَاب‎ al-kitāb	كِتَاب kitāb
Nominative	كِتَابٌ kitābun	الْكِتَابُ‎ al-kitābu	كِتَابُ kitābu
Accusative	كِتَابًا‎ kitāban	الْكِتَابَ‎ al-kitāba	كِتَابَ kitāba
Genitive	كِتَابٍ kitābin	الْكِتَابِ‎ al-kitābi	كِتَابِ kitābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِتَابَيْن‎ kitābayn	الْكِتَابَيْن‎ al-kitābayn	كِتَابَيْ‎ kitābay
Nominative	كِتَابَانِ‎ kitābāni	الْكِتَابَانِ‎ al-kitābāni	كِتَابَا‎ kitābā
Accusative	كِتَابَيْنِ‎ kitābayni	الْكِتَابَيْنِ‎ al-kitābayni	كِتَابَيْ‎ kitābay
Genitive	كِتَابَيْنِ‎ kitābayni	الْكِتَابَيْنِ‎ al-kitābayni	كِتَابَيْ‎ kitābay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُتُب‎ kutub	الْكُتُب‎ al-kutub	كُتُب‎ kutub
Nominative	كُتُبٌ‎ kutubun	الْكُتُبُ‎ al-kutubu	كُتُبُ‎ kutubu
Accusative	كُتُبًا‎ kutuban	الْكُتُبَ‎ al-kutuba	كُتُبَ‎ kutuba
Genitive	كُتُبٍ‎ kutubin	الْكُتُبِ‎ al-kutubi	كُتُبِ‎ kutubi

Derived terms

كِتَابِيّ‎ (kitābiyy)
كُتُبِيّ‎ (kutubiyy)
كُتَيِّب‎ (kutayyib)

Descendants

Descendants of كتاب in other languages

Acehnese: kitab (“book”)
Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
Azerbaijani: kitab / китаб / کتاب‎
Bashkir: китап (kitap)
Chechen : китаб (kitab, “book”)
Crimean Tatar: kitap (“book”)
Hindi: किताब (kitāb, “book”)
Indonesian: kitab (“book”)
Kazakh: кітап (kitap, “book”)
Kirghiz: китеп (kitep, “book”)
Kumyk: китап
Malay: kitab / کتاب‎
Maltese: ktieb (“book”)
Minangkabau: kitab (“book”)
Nepali: किताप (kitāp, “book”)
Pashto: کتاب‎ (ketãb, “book”)
Persian: کِتاب‏‎ (ketâb, “book”)

Punjabi: ਕਿਤਾਬ (kitāb, “book”)
Rohingya: kitab (“book”)
Swahili: kitabu (“book”)
Tajik: китоб (kitob, “book”)
Tatar: китап (“book”)
Turkish: kitap (“book”) / كتاب‎
Turkmen: kitap (“book”)
Urdu: کتاب‏‎‎ (kitāb, “book”)
Uzbek: kitob / китоб (“book”)
Uyghur: كىتاب‎ (kitab, “book”)
Zazaki: Kıtabi (“book”)

Etymology 2

Morphologically from the root ك ت ب‎ (k-t-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kut.taːb/

Noun

كُتَّاب • (kuttāb) m pl

plural of كَاتِب‎ (kātib, “writer”)

Noun

كُتَّاب • (kuttāb) m (plural كَتَاتِيب‎ (katātīb))

a traditional school for teaching Qur'an

Declension

Declension of noun كُتَّاب (kuttāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُتَّاب kuttāb	الْكُتَّاب‎ al-kuttāb	كُتَّاب kuttāb
Nominative	كُتَّابٌ kuttābun	الْكُتَّابُ‎ al-kuttābu	كُتَّابُ kuttābu
Accusative	كُتَّابًا‎ kuttāban	الْكُتَّابَ‎ al-kuttāba	كُتَّابَ kuttāba
Genitive	كُتَّابٍ kuttābin	الْكُتَّابِ‎ al-kuttābi	كُتَّابِ kuttābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُتَّابَيْن‎ kuttābayn	الْكُتَّابَيْن‎ al-kuttābayn	كُتَّابَيْ‎ kuttābay
Nominative	كُتَّابَانِ‎ kuttābāni	الْكُتَّابَانِ‎ al-kuttābāni	كُتَّابَا‎ kuttābā
Accusative	كُتَّابَيْنِ‎ kuttābayni	الْكُتَّابَيْنِ‎ al-kuttābayni	كُتَّابَيْ‎ kuttābay
Genitive	كُتَّابَيْنِ‎ kuttābayni	الْكُتَّابَيْنِ‎ al-kuttābayni	كُتَّابَيْ‎ kuttābay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَتَاتِيب‎ katātīb	الْكَتَاتِيب‎ al-katātīb	كَتَاتِيب‎ katātīb
Nominative	كَتَاتِيبُ‎ katātību	الْكَتَاتِيبُ‎ al-katātību	كَتَاتِيبُ‎ katātību
Accusative	كَتَاتِيبَ‎ katātība	الْكَتَاتِيبَ‎ al-katātība	كَتَاتِيبَ‎ katātība
Genitive	كَتَاتِيبَ‎ katātība	الْكَتَاتِيبِ‎ al-katātībi	كَتَاتِيبِ‎ katātībi

References

↑ Wehr, Hans (1979), “كتب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

Hijazi Arabic

كِتَاب

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiˈtaːb/

Noun

كِتاب • (kitāb) m

(plural كُتُب‎ ‎(kutub))

book

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb, “book”).

Noun

كتاب • (kitâb)

book

Descendants

Modern Turkish: kitap

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb, “book”).

Noun

كتاب • (kitâb) ?

book

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[1] Wehr, Hans (1979), “كتب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.