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כתב

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See also: כ־ת־ב and כּתבֿ

Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

Verb

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כְּתַב (kəṯaḇ)

  1. to write

Conjugation

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Conjugation of כְּתַב
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
past first person כִּתְבֵת כְּתַ֫בְנָא
second person כְּתַבְתְּ כְּתַבְתִּי כְּתַבְתּוּן כְּתַבתֵּן
third person כְּתַב כִּתְבַת כְּתַ֫בוּ
present all persons כָּתֵב כָּתְבָה כָּתְבִין כָּתְבָן
future first person אֶכְתֻּב נִכְתֻּב
second person תִּכְתֻּב תִּכְתֻּבִין תִּכְתֻּבוּן תִּכְתֻּבָן
third person יִכְתֻּב תִּכְתֻּב יִכְתְּבוּן יִכְתְּבָן
imperative second person כְּתֻב כְּתֻ֫בִי כְּתֻבוּ כְּתֻבָה

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

References

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  • ktb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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כָּתַב (katáv) (pa'al construction, future יכתוב / יִכְתֹּב, passive participle כָּתוּב, passive counterpart נִכְתַּב)

  1. to write
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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See also

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Etymology 2

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Almost certainly an Aramaicism, from Aramaic כְּתָבָא. Cognate with Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כְּתָב (k'távm (plural indefinite כְּתָבִים, singular construct כְּתַב־, plural construct כִּתְבֵי־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]

  1. writing, script, handwriting
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Occupational noun from the root כ־ת־ב.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כַּתָּב (katávm (plural indefinite כַּתָּבִים, plural construct כַּתָּבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּתֶּבֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a newspaper correspondent
Declension
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References

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Further reading

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