أهل الكتاب

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Noun

أَهْل الْكِتَاب • (ʔahl al-kitāb) m pl

  1. (Islam) People of the Book (Jews and Christians according to all Muslims schools; some also include other monotheistic creeds as well).
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:171:
      يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ
      yā ʔahla l-kitābi lā taḡlū fī dīnikum walā taqūlū ʕalā l-lahi ʔillā l-ḥaqqa
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Declension

Declension of noun أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — أَهْل الْكِتَاب
ʔahl al-kitāb 		—
Nominative — أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ
ʔahlu l-kitābi 		—
Accusative — أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ
ʔahla l-kitābi 		—
Genitive — أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ
ʔahli l-kitābi 		—

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