כותב

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)

From the active participle of כתב, which evolved into a present tense under the influence of Aramaic during the lifetime of Biblical Hebrew. Compare Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈtev/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koɪ̯.seɪ̯v/, /keɪ̯.seɪ̯v/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sephardi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈt̪ev/, /koˈd̪ev/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /køˈθev/, /keˈθev/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koˈθev/
  • Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 34: Parameter 2 is required. IPA(key): /koːˈteːb/, [koːˈθeːv]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Pre-Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koːˈtibu/

Noun

כּוֹתֵב (kotévm (plural indefinite כּוֹתְבים, singular construct כּוֹתֵב־, plural construct כּוֹתְבי־, feminine counterpart כּוֹתֶבֶת)

  1. A (male) writer or author.
    Synonyms: סוֹפֵר (sofér), מְחַבֵּר (m'khabér)

Verb

כּוֹתֵב (kotév)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of כָּתַב (katáv).