כותב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)
16 terms

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

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).