کتاب
Azerbaijani
[edit]Noun
[edit]کتاب (kitab) (definite accusative کتابی (kitabı), plural کتابلار (kitablar))
- Arabic spelling of kitab (“book”)
Declension
[edit]Khalaj
[edit]Noun
[edit]کِتاب (kitâb) (definite accusative کِتابؽ, plural کِتابلار)
Declension
[edit]Pashto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Compare the Hebrew root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]کتاب • (kitâb) f (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))
Declension
[edit]Persian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ki.ˈtɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲe.t̪ʰɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰi.t̪ʰɔ́b]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kitāḇ |
Dari reading? | kitāb |
Iranian reading? | ketâb |
Tajik reading? | kitob |
Noun
[edit]Dari | کتاب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | китоб |
کِتاب • (ketâb) (plural کتب (kotob) or کتابها (ketâb-hâ))
Declension
[edit]Possessive forms of کتاب (kitāb) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
کتابم (kitābam) |
کتابهایم (kitāb-hā́yam) کتابایم △ (kitābā́ym) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
کتابت (kitābat) |
کتابهایت (kitāb-hā́yat) کتابایت △ (kitābā́yt) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
کتابش (kitābaš) کتابشِی △ (kitābšī) |
کتابهایش (kitāb-hā́yaš) کتابایش △ (kitābā́yš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
کتابمان (kitābimān) کتابما △ (kitābimā) |
کتابهایمان (kitāb-hā́yimān) کتابایما △ (kitābā́ymā) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
کتابتان (kitābitān) |
کتابهایتان (kitāb-hā́yitān) کتابایتان △ (kitābā́ytān) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
کتابشان (kitābišān) |
کتابهایشان (kitāb-hā́yišān) کتابایشان △ (kitābā́yšān) |
△ Colloquial. |
Possessive forms of کتاب (ketâb) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
کتابم (ketâbam) |
کتابهایم (ketâb-hấyam) کتابهام، کتابام △ (ketâbấm) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
کتابت (ketâbat) [Term?] △ (ketâbet) |
کتابهایت (ketâb-hấyat) کتابهات، کتابات △ (ketâbất) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
کتابش (ketâbaš) [Term?] △ (ketâbeš) |
کتابهایش (ketâb-hấyaš) کتابهاش، کتاباش △ (ketâbấš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
کتابمان (ketâbemân) کتابمون △ (ketâbemun) |
کتابهایمان (ketâb-hấyemân) کتابهامون، کتابامون △ (ketâbấmun) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
کتابتان (ketâbetân) کتابتون △ (ketâbetun) |
کتابهایتان (ketâb-hấyetân) کتابهاتون، کتاباتون △ (ketâbấtun) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
کتابشان (ketâbešân) کتابشون △ (ketâbešun) |
کتابهایشان (ketâb-hấyešân) کتابهاشون، کتاباشون △ (ketâbấšun) |
△ Colloquial. |
Derived terms
[edit]- کتابخانه (ketâbxâne)
- کتابدار (ketâbdâr)
- کتابچه (ketâbče)
- کتابفروش (ketâb-foruš)
- کتابفروشی (ketâb-foruši)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
- → Atong (India): kitap
- → Bengali: কিতাব (kitab)
- → Gujarati: કિતાબ (kitāb)
- → Old Hindi: कतेब (kateba)
- → Northern Luri: کتۋ (ketü)
- → Maithili:
- → Naga Pidgin: kitab
- → Nepali: किताब (kitāb, “book”), किताप (kitāp, “book”)
- Dzongkha: ཀི་ཏབ (ki tab, “book, notebook”)
- → Odia: କିତାବ (kitāba)
- → Old Punjabi: ਕਤੇਬ (kateba)
- → Sindhi:
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kut.ˈtɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰot̪.t̪ʰɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰut̪.t̪ʰɔ́b]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kuttāḇ |
Dari reading? | kuttāb |
Iranian reading? | kottâb |
Tajik reading? | kuttob |
Noun
[edit]Dari | کتاب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | куттоб |
کُتّاب • (kottâb)
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [kɪ.täːbᵊ]
- Hyphenation: کِ‧تَاب
Noun
[edit]کِتَاب • (kitāb) f (plural کُتُب, Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)
Declension
[edit]Declension of کتاب | ||
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dir. sg. | کِتَاب (kitāb) | |
dir. pl. | کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | کِتَاب (kitāb) | کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ) |
oblique | کِتَاب (kitāb) | کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ) |
vocative | کِتَابے (kitābe) | کِتَابو (kitābo) |
ablative | کِتَابوں (kitāboṉ) | کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ) |
locative | کِتَابی (kitābī) | کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ) |
instrumental | کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ) | کِتَابے (kitābe) |
Further reading
[edit]- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کِتاب”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتاب”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਕਿਤਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), borrowed from the same term. Compare Punjabi کتاب (kitāb), Sindhi ڪِتابُ (kitābu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]کِتاب • (kitāb) f (Hindi spelling किताब)
Declension
[edit]Declension of کتاب | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
direct | کِتَاب (kitāb) | کِتَابیں (kitābẽ) | ||||||
oblique | کِتَاب (kitāb) | کِتَابوں (kitābõ) | ||||||
vocative | کِتَاب (kitāb) | کِتَابو (kitābo) |
Further reading
[edit]- “کتاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کتاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb).
Noun
[edit]کتاب (kitāb)
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