كتب
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ك ت ب (k-t-b). Compare to Hebrew כָּתַב (katáv, kāṯaḇ).
Pronunciation
Verb
كَتَبَ • (kataba) I, non-past يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu)
- to write, to pen, to write down, to inscribe, to enter, to record, to register
- to compose, to draw up, to draft
- to bequeath
- to prescribe
- to foreordain, to destine
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَتَبَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns كِتَابَة or كَتْب or كِتَاب)verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
kitāba or katb or kitāb | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
kātib | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maktūb | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | katabtu |
katabta |
كَتَبَ kataba |
katabtumā |
katabā |
katabnā |
katabtum |
katabū | |||
f | katabti |
katabat |
katabatā |
katabtunna |
katabna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaktubu |
taktubu |
yaktubu |
taktubāni |
yaktubāni |
naktubu |
taktubūna |
yaktubūna | |||
f | taktubīna |
taktubu |
taktubāni |
taktubna |
yaktubna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaktuba |
taktuba |
yaktuba |
taktubā |
yaktubā |
naktuba |
taktubū |
yaktubū | |||
f | taktubī |
taktuba |
taktubā |
taktubna |
yaktubna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaktub |
taktub |
yaktub |
taktubā |
yaktubā |
naktub |
taktubū |
yaktubū | |||
f | taktubī |
taktub |
taktubā |
taktubna |
yaktubna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | uktub |
uktubā |
uktubū |
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f | uktubī |
uktubna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kutibtu |
kutibta |
كُتِبَ kutiba |
kutibtumā |
kutibā |
kutibnā |
kutibtum |
kutibū | |||
f | kutibti |
kutibat |
kutibatā |
kutibtunna |
kutibna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuktabu |
tuktabu |
yuktabu |
tuktabāni |
yuktabāni |
nuktabu |
tuktabūna |
yuktabūna | |||
f | tuktabīna |
tuktabu |
tuktabāni |
tuktabna |
yuktabna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuktaba |
tuktaba |
yuktaba |
tuktabā |
yuktabā |
nuktaba |
tuktabū |
yuktabū | |||
f | tuktabī |
tuktaba |
tuktabā |
tuktabna |
yuktabna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuktab |
tuktab |
yuktab |
tuktabā |
yuktabā |
nuktab |
tuktabū |
yuktabū | |||
f | tuktabī |
tuktab |
tuktabā |
tuktabna |
yuktabna |
Noun
كَتْب • (katb) m
- verbal noun of كَتَبَ (kataba)
Declension
Declension of noun كَتْب (katb)
Etymology 2
Form-II causative of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”).
Pronunciation
Verb
كَتَّبَ • (kattaba) II, non-past يُكَتِّبُ (yukattibu)
- (transitive, causative) to cause to write, to make someone write
- to deploy in squadrons
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَتَّبَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taktīb | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mukattib | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mukattab | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kattabtu |
kattabta |
كَتَّبَ kattaba |
kattabtumā |
kattabā |
kattabnā |
kattabtum |
kattabū | |||
f | kattabti |
kattabat |
kattabatā |
kattabtunna |
kattabna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔukattibu |
tukattibu |
yukattibu |
tukattibāni |
yukattibāni |
nukattibu |
tukattibūna |
yukattibūna | |||
f | tukattibīna |
tukattibu |
tukattibāni |
tukattibna |
yukattibna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔukattiba |
tukattiba |
yukattiba |
tukattibā |
yukattibā |
nukattiba |
tukattibū |
yukattibū | |||
f | tukattibī |
tukattiba |
tukattibā |
tukattibna |
yukattibna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔukattib |
tukattib |
yukattib |
tukattibā |
yukattibā |
nukattib |
tukattibū |
yukattibū | |||
f | tukattibī |
tukattib |
tukattibā |
tukattibna |
yukattibna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | كَتِّبْ kattib |
kattibā |
kattibū |
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f | kattibī |
kattibna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kuttibtu |
kuttibta |
كُتِّبَ kuttiba |
kuttibtumā |
kuttibā |
kuttibnā |
kuttibtum |
kuttibū | |||
f | kuttibti |
kuttibat |
kuttibatā |
kuttibtunna |
kuttibna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔukattabu |
tukattabu |
yukattabu |
tukattabāni |
yukattabāni |
nukattabu |
tukattabūna |
yukattabūna | |||
f | tukattabīna |
tukattabu |
tukattabāni |
tukattabna |
yukattabna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔukattaba |
tukattaba |
yukattaba |
tukattabā |
yukattabā |
nukattaba |
tukattabū |
yukattabū | |||
f | tukattabī |
tukattaba |
tukattabā |
tukattabna |
yukattabna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔukattab |
tukattab |
yukattab |
tukattabā |
yukattabā |
nukattab |
tukattabū |
yukattabū | |||
f | tukattabī |
tukattab |
tukattabā |
tukattabna |
yukattabna |
Etymology 3
Inflected form.
Pronunciation
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Noun
كُتُب • (kutub) m pl
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
كِتٰب • (kitāb) m (plural كُتُب (kutub))
- Classical Arabic spelling of كِتَاب (kitāb)
Declension
Declension of noun كِتٰب (kitāb)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كتب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Related terms
- اِكْتِتَاب (iktitāb)
- اِسْتِكْتَاب (istiktāb)
- كَاتِب (kātib)
- كَاتِبَة (kātiba)
- كِتَاب (kitāb)
- كِتَابَة (kitāba)
- كِتَابِيّ (kitābiyy)
- كُتَيِّب (kutayyib)
- كُتَيِّبَة (kutayyiba)
- مُكَاتِب (mukātib)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From the root ك ت ب (k-t-b).
Verb
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- to write
Conjugation
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