مكتبة

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.ta.ba/

• Audio:

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Noun

مَكْتَبَة • (maktaba) f (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

Declension of noun مَكْتَبَة (maktaba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْتَبَة maktaba	الْمَكْتَبَة al-maktaba	مَكْتَبَة maktabat
Nominative	مَكْتَبَةٌ maktabatun	الْمَكْتَبَةُ al-maktabatu	مَكْتَبَةُ maktabatu
Accusative	مَكْتَبَةً maktabatan	الْمَكْتَبَةَ al-maktabata	مَكْتَبَةَ maktabata
Genitive	مَكْتَبَةٍ maktabatin	الْمَكْتَبَةِ al-maktabati	مَكْتَبَةِ maktabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْتَبَتَيْن maktabatayn	الْمَكْتَبَتَيْن al-maktabatayn	مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay
Nominative	مَكْتَبَتَانِ maktabatāni	الْمَكْتَبَتَانِ al-maktabatāni	مَكْتَبَتَا maktabatā
Accusative	مَكْتَبَتَيْنِ maktabatayni	الْمَكْتَبَتَيْنِ al-maktabatayni	مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay
Genitive	مَكْتَبَتَيْنِ maktabatayni	الْمَكْتَبَتَيْنِ al-maktabatayni	مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْتَبَات‎; مَكَاتِب maktabāt‎; makātib	الْمَكْتَبَات‎; الْمَكَاتِب al-maktabāt‎; al-makātib	مَكْتَبَات‎; مَكَاتِب maktabāt‎; makātib
Nominative	مَكْتَبَاتٌ‎; مَكَاتِبُ maktabātun‎; makātibu	الْمَكْتَبَاتُ‎; الْمَكَاتِبُ al-maktabātu‎; al-makātibu	مَكْتَبَاتُ‎; مَكَاتِبُ maktabātu‎; makātibu
Accusative	مَكْتَبَاتٍ‎; مَكَاتِبَ maktabātin‎; makātiba	الْمَكْتَبَاتِ‎; الْمَكَاتِبَ al-maktabāti‎; al-makātiba	مَكْتَبَاتِ‎; مَكَاتِبَ maktabāti‎; makātiba
Genitive	مَكْتَبَاتٍ‎; مَكَاتِبَ maktabātin‎; makātiba	الْمَكْتَبَاتِ‎; الْمَكَاتِبِ al-maktabāti‎; al-makātibi	مَكْتَبَاتِ‎; مَكَاتِبِ maktabāti‎; makātibi

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

Root
ك ت ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Noun

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

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

References

• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “ك ت ب”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 734

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

مكتبة • (máktabe) f (plural مكتبات (maktabāt) or مكاتب (makāteb))

1. library
2. bookshop