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مكتبة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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مَكْتَبَة (maktabaf (plural مَكْتَبَات (maktabāt) or مَكَاتِب (makātib))

  1. library
  2. bookstore
    أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَكْتَبَةِ وَاشْتَرَيْتُ كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا.
    ʔanā ḏahabtu ʔilā l-maktabati wāštaraytu kitāban jadīdan.
    I went to the bookstore and bought a new book.
  3. stationary store
  4. bookcase
  5. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (writing) desk
    Synonym: مَكْتَب (maktab)
  6. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) literature

Declension

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References

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  • 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

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Root
ك ت ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Noun

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مكتبة (maktabaf (plural مكتبات (maktabāt))

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

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مكتبة (máktabef (plural مكتبات (maktabāt) or مكاتب (makāteb))

  1. library
  2. bookshop