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Plural
كِتَابَات
Most common words from the same root
كِتَابَة in English
Noun · feminine
Verbal noun of كَتَبَ (to write): the act or idea of the verb.
- writing
- handwriting
- script
Word origin
Verbal noun of كَتَبَ (kataba).
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
كِتَابَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | كِتَابَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | كِتَابَات |
كِتَابَة in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَنْ هذِهِ الصُّورَةُ وَالْكِتَابَةُ؟»And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?Matthew 22:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَرُونِي دِينَارًا. لِمَنِ الصُّورَةُ وَالْكِتَابَةُ؟» فَأَجَابُوا وَقَالوُا: «لِقَيْصَرَ».Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.Luke 20:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَاللَّوْحَانِ هُمَا صَنْعَةُ اللهِ، وَالْكِتَابَةُ كِتَابَةُ اللهِ مَنْقُوشَةٌ عَلَى اللَّوْحَيْنِ.And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.Exodus 32:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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