كتاب

See also: کتاب, كباب, کباب, and كناب

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ktaːb/

Noun

كتاب (ktāb) m (plural كتب (ktūb))

book

Arabic

Root
ك ت ب (k-t-b)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki.taːb/
- (Egypt) IPA^(key):
- (Hejaz) IPA^(key):
- (Lebanon) IPA^(key):
- (Central Arabia) IPA^(key):
- (Iraq, Persian Gulf) IPA^(key):
- (Tunisia) IPA^(key):
- (Morocco) IPA^(key):
Audio (Morocco) (file)

Dialectal variation from the aforementioned:
- (Lebanese Arabic) IPA^(key):
- (Tunisian Arabic) IPA^(key):
- (Moroccan Arabic) IPA^(key):
- (Iraqi Arabic) IPA^(key):

Noun

كِتَاب • (kitāb) m (plural كُتُب (kutub))

(obsolete) verbal noun of كَتَبَ (kataba) (form I)
verbal noun of كَاتَبَ (kātaba) (form III)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:33:
  وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ ٱلْكِتَابَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ
  wallaḏīna yabtaḡūna l-kitāba mimmā malakat ʔaymānukum fakātibūhum
  And those who seek a contract (for eventual emancipation) from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them
letter, note, paper, piece of writing, message
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:29-31:
  قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ ۝ إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۝ أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ ۝
  She said, O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter. Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is: 'In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, be not haughty with me but come to me in submission.'
book
the Scripture, the Qur'an or the Bible
الْكِتَاب ― al-kitāb ― the Qur'an; the Bible
record, document, deed, contract
a marriage 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”)
Afar: kitáb
Azerbaijani: kitab / китаб / کتاب
Bashkir: китап (kitap)
Belarusian: кітаб (kitab, “book written in Old Belarusian or Polish using Arabic script”)
Chechen: китаб (kitab, “book”)
Crimean Tatar: kitap (“book”)
Hindi: किताब (kitāb, “book”)
Kazakh: кітап (kıtap, “book”)
Khalaj: kitâb
Northern Kurdish: kitêb (“book”)
Central Kurdish: کتاو (ktaw, “book”)
Kyrgyz: китеп (kitep, “book”)
Kumyk: китап (kitap)
Malay:
- Latin script: kitab
  - → Indonesian: kitab
  - → Maranao: kitab
- Arabic script: کتاب
Maltese: ktieb (“book”)
Minangkabau: kitab (“book”)
Pashto: کتاب (ketãb, “book”)
Persian: کِتاب (ketâb, “book”)
- → Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
  - → Atong (India): kitap
- → Bengali: কিতাব (kitab)
- → Gujarati: કિતાબ (kitāb)
- → Old Hindi: कतेब (kateba)
- → Northern Luri: کتۋ (ketü)
- → Maithili:
  Devanagari script: किताप (kitāp), किताब (kitāb)
  Tirhuta script: 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒣 (kitāpa), 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒥 (kitāba)
- → Naga Pidgin: kitab
- → Nepali: किताब (kitāb, “book”), किताप (kitāp, “book”)
  - Dzongkha: ཀི་ཏབ (ki tab, “book, notebook”)
- → Odia: କିତାବ (kitabô)
- → Old Punjabi: ਕਤੇਬ (kateba)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਕਿਤਾਬ (kitāb)
    Shahmukhi script: کِتاب (kitāb)
- → Sindhi:
  Arabic script: ڪِتابُ
  Devanagari script: किताबु
Polish: kitab (“book written in Old Belarusian or Polish using Arabic script”)
Rohingya: kitab (“book”)
Salar: kitab (“book”)
Swahili: kitabu (“book”)
Tajik: китоб (kitob, “book”)
Tooro: ekitabu (“book”)
Tatar: китап (kitap, “book”)
Turkish: kitap (“book”) / كتاب
Turkmen: kitap (“book”)
Urdu: کتاب (kitāb, “book”)
Uyghur: كىتاب (kitab, “book”)
Uzbek: kitob / китоб (kitob, “book”)
Yakan: kitab (“book”)
Zazaki: Kıtabi (“book”)

Etymology 2

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