مكتبة
Arabic
Etymology
Noun of place from the root ك ت ب (k t b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/
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Noun
مَكْتَبَة • (maktaba) f (plural مَكْتَبَات (maktabāt) or مَكَاتِب (makātib))
- library
- bookstore
- أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَكْتَبَةِ وَاشْتَرَيْتُ كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا.
- ʔanā ḏahabtu ʔilā al-maktabati wa-štaraytu kitāban jadīdan.
- I went to the bookstore and bought a new book.
- stationery store
- bookcase
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (writing) desk
- Synonym: مَكْتَب (maktab)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) literature
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَكْتَبَة maktaba |
الْمَكْتَبَة al-maktaba |
مَكْتَبَة maktabat |
| nominative | مَكْتَبَةٌ maktabatun |
الْمَكْتَبَةُ al-maktabatu |
مَكْتَبَةُ maktabatu |
| accusative | مَكْتَبَةً maktabatan |
الْمَكْتَبَةَ al-maktabata |
مَكْتَبَةَ maktabata |
| genitive | مَكْتَبَةٍ maktabatin |
الْمَكْتَبَةِ al-maktabati |
مَكْتَبَةِ maktabati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَكْتَبَتَيْن maktabatayn |
الْمَكْتَبَتَيْن al-maktabatayn |
مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay |
| nominative | مَكْتَبَتَانِ maktabatāni |
الْمَكْتَبَتَانِ al-maktabatāni |
مَكْتَبَتَا maktabatā |
| accusative | مَكْتَبَتَيْنِ maktabatayni |
الْمَكْتَبَتَيْنِ al-maktabatayni |
مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay |
| genitive | مَكْتَبَتَيْنِ maktabatayni |
الْمَكْتَبَتَيْنِ al-maktabatayni |
مَكْتَبَتَيْ maktabatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَكْتَبَات; مَكَاتِب maktabāt; makātib |
الْمَكْتَبَات; الْمَكَاتِب al-maktabāt; al-makātib |
مَكْتَبَات; مَكَاتِب maktabāt; makātib |
| nominative | مَكْتَبَاتٌ; مَكَاتِبُ maktabātun; makātibu |
الْمَكْتَبَاتُ; الْمَكَاتِبُ al-maktabātu; al-makātibu |
مَكْتَبَاتُ; مَكَاتِبُ maktabātu; makātibu |
| accusative | مَكْتَبَاتٍ; مَكَاتِبَ maktabātin; makātiba |
الْمَكْتَبَاتِ; الْمَكَاتِبَ al-maktabāti; al-makātiba |
مَكْتَبَاتِ; مَكَاتِبَ maktabāti; makātiba |
| genitive | مَكْتَبَاتٍ; مَكَاتِبَ maktabātin; makātiba |
الْمَكْتَبَاتِ; الْمَكَاتِبِ al-maktabāti; al-makātibi |
مَكْتَبَاتِ; مَكَاتِبِ maktabāti; makātibi |
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
| Root |
|---|
| ك ت ب |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).
Noun
مكتبة • (maktaba) f (plural مكتبات (maktabāt))
References
- Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “ك ت ب”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 734
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ك ت ب |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).
Pronunciation
Noun
مكتبة • (máktabe) f (plural مكتبات (maktabāt) or مكاتب (makāteb))