مکتب
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Azerbaijani
Noun
مکتب (məktəb) (definite accusative مکتبی (məktəbi), plural مکتبلر (məktəblər))
- Arabic spelling of məktəb
Declension
Declension of مکتب
Malay
Noun
مکتب (plural مکتب-مکتب or مکتب۲, informal 1st possessive مکتبکو, 2nd possessive مکتبمو, 3rd possessive مکتبڽ)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| 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))
- (Dari) school (in general)
- maktab (traditional school)
- school of thought, ideology
- مکتب کنفوسیوس ― maktab-e konfowsiyus ― the Confucian school; Confucian ideology
- مکتب فرانکفورت ― maktab-e frânkfurt ― the 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
- مکتبی (maktabi)
Urdu
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mək.t̪əb/
- Rhymes: -əb
- Hyphenation: مَکْ‧تَب