مكتب

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See also: مکتب and مكثت

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ك ت ب (k-t-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.tab/
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Noun

مَكْتَب • (maktab) m (plural مَكاتِب (makātib))

  1. (historical) maktab, elementary school
  2. desk
  3. office
  4. bureau
  5. study

Declension

Declension of noun مَكْتَب (maktab)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَكْتَب
maktab 		الْمَكْتَب
al-maktab 		مَكْتَب
maktab
Nominative مَكْتَبٌ
maktabun 		الْمَكْتَبُ
al-maktabu 		مَكْتَبُ
maktabu
Accusative مَكْتَبًا
maktaban 		الْمَكْتَبَ
al-maktaba 		مَكْتَبَ
maktaba
Genitive مَكْتَبٍ
maktabin 		الْمَكْتَبِ
al-maktabi 		مَكْتَبِ
maktabi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَكْتَبَيْن
maktabayn 		الْمَكْتَبَيْن
al-maktabayn 		مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
Nominative مَكْتَبَانِ
maktabāni 		الْمَكْتَبَانِ
al-maktabāni 		مَكْتَبَا
maktabā
Accusative مَكْتَبَيْنِ
maktabayni 		الْمَكْتَبَيْنِ
al-maktabayni 		مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
Genitive مَكْتَبَيْنِ
maktabayni 		الْمَكْتَبَيْنِ
al-maktabayni 		مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَكاتِب
makātib 		الْمَكاتِب
al-makātib 		مَكاتِب
makātib
Nominative مَكاتِبُ
makātibu 		الْمَكاتِبُ
al-makātibu 		مَكاتِبُ
makātibu
Accusative مَكاتِبَ
makātiba 		الْمَكاتِبَ
al-makātiba 		مَكاتِبَ
makātiba
Genitive مَكاتِبَ
makātiba 		الْمَكاتِبِ
al-makātibi 		مَكاتِبِ
makātibi

Descendants

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Noun

مكتب • (maktab) f (plural مكاتب (makātib))

  1. desk
  2. office
  3. bureau
  4. study

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مكتب (maktab).

Noun

مكتب • (mekteb)

  1. school

Descendants

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

Noun

مكتب • (maktab) m (plural مكاتب (makāteb))

  1. office
  2. desk
    Synonym: طاولة (ṭāwle, “table”)
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