کتاب

See also: كتاب‎, كباب‎, کباب‎, and كناب‎

Azerbaijani

Noun

کتاب (kitab) (definite accusative کتابی‎ (kitabı), plural کتابلار‎ (kitablar))

  1. Arabic spelling of kitab (“book”)

Declension
Declension of کتاب
singular plural
nominative کتاب کتابلار‎
definite accusative کتابێ‎ کتابلارێ‎
dative کتابا‎ کتابلارا‎
locative کتابدا‎ کتابلاردا‎
ablative کتابدان‎ کتابلاردان‎
definite genitive کتابێن‎ کتابلارێن‎

Khalaj

Noun

کِتاب (kitâb) (definite accusative کِتابؽ‎, plural کِتابلار‎)

  1. Arabic spelling of kitâb (“book”)

Declension
Declension of کتاب
singular plural
nominative کتاب کتابلار‎
genitive کتابؽین‎ کتابلارؽین‎
dative کتابقا‎ کتابلارقا‎
definite accusative کتابؽ‎ کتابلارؽ‎
locative کتابچا‎ کتابلارچا‎
ablative کتابدا‎ کتابلاردا‎
instrumental کتابلا‎ کتابلارلا‎
equative کتابوارا‎ کتابلاروارا‎
quantitative کتابقَدَر‎ کتابلارقَدَر‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb, “book”), from the root ك ت ب‎ (k-t-b), related to writing. Compare the Hebrew root כ־ת־ב‎ (k-t-b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɪt̪.ɑb/
  • IPA(key): /ki.t̪ɑb/

Noun

کتاب • (kitâb) m (plural کتابونه‎ (kitâbuna))

  1. book

Declension
declension of کتاب
singular plural
direct کتاب
(kitâb)		 کتابونه‎
(kitâbuna)
oblique کتاب
(kitâb)		 کتابونو‎
(kitâbuno)
vocative کتابه‎
(kitâba)		 کتابونو‎
(kitâbuno)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb, “book”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /kiˈtɔb/

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Noun
Dari کتاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik китоб (kitob)

کتاب • (ketâb) (plural کتب‎ (kotob) or کتاب‌ها‎ (ketâb-hâ))

  1. book
    ‏خیلی از این کتاب‌ها را خوانده‌ام.‎‎
    xeyli az in ketâb-hâ râ xânde-am.
    I have read many of these books.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
  • → Bengali: কিতাব (kitab)
  • → Gujarati: કિતાબ (kitāb)
  • → Old Hindi: कतेब (kateba)
  • → Northern Luri: کتۋ‎ (ketü)
  • → Maithili:
    Devanagari script: किताप (kitāp), किताब (kitāb)
    Tirhuta script: 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒣 (kitāpa), 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒥 (kitāba)
  • → Oriya: କିତାବ (kitabô)
  • → Old Punjabi: ਕਤੇਬ (kateba)
  • → Sindhi:
    Arabic script: ڪِتابُ‎
    Devanagari script: किताबु

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کتاب‎ (ketâb), from Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb). First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).

Noun

کتاب • (kitāb) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)

  1. book

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب‎ (kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb). Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), borrowed from the same term.

Pronunciation

Noun

کِتاب • (kitāb) f (Hindi spelling किताब)

  1. book

Declension
Declension of کتاب
singular plural
direct کِتَاب‎ (kitāb) کِتَابیں‎ (kitābẽ)
oblique کِتَاب‎ (kitāb) کِتَابوں‎ (kitābõ)
vocative کِتَاب‎ (kitāb) کِتَابو‎ (kitābo)

Further reading
  • “کتاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “کتاب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “کتاب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “کتاب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu کتاب‎ (kitāb).

Noun

کتاب (kitāb)

  1. book
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