مكتبة

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/
  • (file)

Noun

مَكْتَبَة (maktaba) f (plural مَكْتَبَات (maktabāt) or مَكَاتِب (makātib))

  1. library
  2. bookstore
  3. bookcase
  4. (writing) desk
  5. literature

Declension

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 مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Noun

مكتبة (maktaba) f (plural مكتبات (maktabāt))

  1. library
  2. bookshop
  3. stationery shop
  4. bookcase

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ت ب

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.be/, [ˈmak.ta.be]
  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/, [ˈmak.ta.ba]
  • (file)

Noun

مكتبة (maktabe) f (plural مكتبات (maktabāt) or مكاتب (makāteb))

  1. library
  2. bookshop
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