People of the Book

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb).

Noun

1. (Islam) Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion.

Synonyms

• Ahle Kitab (Persian, Urdu)
• Ahl al-Kitab (Arabic)

Translations

Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion

• Arabic: أَهْل الْكِتَابِ m pl (ʔahl al-kitābi)
• Dutch: mensen van het Boek m pl
• French: gens du Livre (fr) m pl
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• German: Leute der Schrift pl
• Ngazidja Comorian: wandru wahe Shio class 2
• Swahili: Watu wa Kitabu class 2