Proto-West Semitic *katab-; compare Arabic ك ت ب (k t b), Hebrew כ־ת־ב (k-t-b). <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܬ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> • (transliteration needed) forming words pertaining to writing forming words...
ܐ <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> ܠ <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> ܪ <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> ܗ ܠ <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> ܘ <span class="searchmatch">ܬ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> ܙ ܡ ܪ <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> ܕ <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> ܪ <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܬ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> ܡ ܢ ܐ ܥ <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span> ܕ ܫ ܠ ܛ...
Cognate with <span class="searchmatch">Classical</span> <span class="searchmatch">Syriac</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܟ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܬ</span> <span class="searchmatch">ܒ</span>, Ge'ez ከ-ተ-በ (k-t-b), and Hebrew כ־ת־ב. ك ت ب • (k t b) related to putting into rows, creating lines (by extension)...