مکتب

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See also: مكتب and مكثت

Azerbaijani

Noun

مکتب (məktəb) (definite accusative مکتبی (məktəbi), plural مکتبلر (məktəblər))

  1. Arabic spelling of məktəb

Declension

Malay

Noun

مکتب (plural مکتب-مکتب or مکتب۲, informal 1st possessive مکتبکو, 2nd possessive مکتبمو, 3rd possessive مکتبڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of maktab

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? maktaḇ
Dari reading? maktab
Iranian reading? maktab
Tajik reading? maktab

Noun

Dari مکتب
Iranian Persian
Tajik мактаб

مکتب (maktab) (plural مکتب‌ها (maktab-hâ) or مکاتب (makâteb))

  1. (Dari) school (in general)
    Synonym: (Iran) مدرسه (madrese)
    من بدون خواهرم به مکتب نمی‌روم. (Dari)
    man bidûn-i xâhar-am ba maktab na-mê-rawam.
    I'm not going to school without my sister.
  2. maktab (traditional school)
  3. school of thought, ideology
    مکتب کنفوسیوسmaktab-e konfowsiyusthe Confucian school; Confucian ideology
    مکتب فرانکفورتmaktab-e frânkfurtthe Frankfurt school

Usage notes

  • In Iran, مکتب (maktab) specifically refers to traditional Qur'an-teaching schools which are now obsolete, and the word for modern schools is مدرسه (madrese). In Afghanistan, however, مکتب (maktab) is used to refer to modern schools as well.

Derived terms

Urdu

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Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَکْتَب (maktabm (Hindi spelling मकतब)

  1. school, maktab
  2. primary school
  3. school of thought
    Synonym: مدرسہ (madrasa)
    Synonym: دبستان (dabistān)