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Plural
كُتُب
Most common words from the same root
كِتَاب in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of كَتَبَ (to write) and كَاتَبَ (to correspond with): the act or idea of the verb.
- book
- letter, note, paper, piece of writing, message
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ She said, O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter. Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is: 'In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, be not haughty with me but come to me in submission.'609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:29-31
- the Scripture, the Qur'an or the Bible
الْكِتَابthe Qur'an; the Bible
- record, document, deed, contract
- a marriage contract.
Words from the root ك-ت-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
كَتَبَ
· present يَكْتُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to mark (symbols, shapes, graphs, glyphs, letters, and the like) on a surface, to write, to inscribe; to produce or generate by writing; to put down in writing, to write down; to record; to register; to track
كَاتَبَ
· present يُكَاتِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to keep up a correspondence, to correspond with
مُكَاتَبَة
مُكَاتِب
مُكَاتَب
أَكْتَبَ
· present يُكْتِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to dictate something to, to make someone write
إِكْتَاب
مُكْتِب
مُكْتَب
تَكَاتَبَ
· present يَتَكَاتَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to write to each other
تَكَاتُب
communication
مُتَكَاتِب
مُتَكَاتَب
اِنْكَتَبَ
· present يَنْكَتِبُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to subscribe; to be preordained by fate; to be meant to be
اِنْكِتَاب
مُنْكَتِب
مُنْكَتَب
اِكْتَتَبَ
· present يَكْتَتِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to write something; to copy something, to make a copy; to enter one’s name
اِكْتِتَاب
مُكْتَتِب
مُكْتَتَب
اِسْتَكْتَبَ
· present يَسْتَكْتِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to ask to write, to make write; to dictate; to have (someone) make a copy
اِسْتِكْتَاب
مُسْتَكْتِب
مُسْتَكْتَب
كِتَاب: plural and other forms
| Singular | كِتَاب |
|---|---|
| Plural | كُتُب |
كِتَاب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
letter
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ She said, O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter. Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is: 'In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, be not haughty with me but come to me in submission.'609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:29-31
the Scripture
الْكِتَابthe Qur'an; the Bible
From a fully vowelled text
حِينَئِذٍ فَتَحَ ذِهْنَهُمْ لِيَفْهَمُوا الْكُتُبَ.Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,Luke 24:45, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَتَمَّ الْكِتَابُ الْقَائِلُ: «وَأُحْصِيَ مَعَ أَثَمَةٍ».And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.Mark 15:28, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
«وَقِيلَ: مَنْ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَلْيُعْطِهَا كِتَابَ طَلاَق.It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:Matthew 5:31, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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