כ־ת־ב

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See also: כתב

Hebrew

Etymology

    From Proto-West Semitic *katab- "to prick, cut, scratch, scrape"; the meaning "write" is secondary and spread through diffusion rather than inheritance.[1][2][3] Cognate with Arabic root ك ت ب (k-t-b).

    Root

    כ־ת־ב (k-t-b) (strong root)

    1. forming words pertaining to writing

    Derived terms


    Verbs and Verbal derivatives
    Binyan Verb Participle Verbal noun
    Pa'al כָּתַב (katáv) Active participle: כּוֹתֵב (kotév)
    Passive participle: כָּתוּב (katúv)
    כְּתִיבָה (k'tivá)
    Nif'al נִכְתַּב (nikhtáv) נִכְתָּב (nikhtáv)
    Pi'el כִּיתֵּב (kitév) מְכַתֵּב (m'katév) כיתוב / כִּתּוּב (kitúv)
    Pu'al כותב / כֻּתַּב (kutáv) מכותב / מְכֻתָּב (m'kutáv)
    Hif'il הִכְתִּיב (hikhtív) מַכְתִּיב (makhtív) הַכְתָּבָה (hakhtavá)
    Huf'al הוכתב / הֻכְתַּב (hukhtáv) מוּכְתָּב (mukhtáv)
    Hitpa'el הִתְכַּתֵּב (hitkatév) מִתְכַּתֵּב (mitkatév) הִתְכַּתְּבוּת (hitkatvút)
    Others

    References

    1. ^ "Semitic Roots: Appendix II" in in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p. 2074 of 2072-2078
    2. ^ Kogan, Leonid (2015) Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.p. 213
    3. ^ Huehnergard, John (2005) "Features of Central Semitic", Biblical and Oriental Essays in Memory of William L. Moran, pp. 155‒203.