مكتب

See also: مکتب and مكثت

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ك ت ب (k t b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.tab/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

مَكْتَب • (maktabm (plural مَكاتِب (makātib))

  1. (historical) maktab, elementary school
  2. desk
  3. office
  4. bureau
  5. study

Declension

Declension of noun مَكْتَب (maktab)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَكْتَب
maktab
الْمَكْتَب
al-maktab
مَكْتَب
maktab
nominative مَكْتَبٌ
maktabun
الْمَكْتَبُ
al-maktabu
مَكْتَبُ
maktabu
accusative مَكْتَبًا
maktaban
الْمَكْتَبَ
al-maktaba
مَكْتَبَ
maktaba
genitive مَكْتَبٍ
maktabin
الْمَكْتَبِ
al-maktabi
مَكْتَبِ
maktabi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مَكْتَبَيْن
maktabayn
الْمَكْتَبَيْن
al-maktabayn
مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
nominative مَكْتَبَانِ
maktabāni
الْمَكْتَبَانِ
al-maktabāni
مَكْتَبَا
maktabā
accusative مَكْتَبَيْنِ
maktabayni
الْمَكْتَبَيْنِ
al-maktabayni
مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
genitive مَكْتَبَيْنِ
maktabayni
الْمَكْتَبَيْنِ
al-maktabayni
مَكْتَبَيْ
maktabay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَكاتِب
makātib
الْمَكاتِب
al-makātib
مَكاتِب
makātib
nominative مَكاتِبُ
makātibu
الْمَكاتِبُ
al-makātibu
مَكاتِبُ
makātibu
accusative مَكاتِبَ
makātiba
الْمَكاتِبَ
al-makātiba
مَكاتِبَ
makātiba
genitive مَكاتِبَ
makātiba
الْمَكاتِبِ
al-makātibi
مَكاتِبِ
makātibi

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məktəb
    • Talysh: məktəb
  • Bashkir: мәктәп (məktəp)
  • Bengali: মকতব (moktob)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مکتب
  • Persian: مکتب (maktab)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਕਤਬ (maktab)
    Shahmukhi script: مكتب
  • Tajik: мактаб (maktab)
  • Turkmen: mekdep
  • Urdu: مکتب (maktab)
  • Uzbek: maktab

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كتب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Noun

مكتب • (maktabf (plural مكاتب (makātib))

  1. desk
  2. office
  3. bureau
  4. study

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مكتب (maktab).

Noun

مكتب • (mekteb) (plural مكاتب (mekatib))

  1. school

Descendants

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.tab/, [ˈmak.tab]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

مكتب • (maktabm (plural مكاتب (makāteb))

  1. office
  2. desk
    Synonym: طاولة (ṭāwle, table)