کتاب

See also: كتاب, كباب, کباب, and كناب

Azerbaijani

Noun

کتاب (kitab) (definite accusative کتابی (kitabı), plural کتابلار (kitablar))

  1. Arabic spelling of kitab (“book”)

Declension

Declension of کتاب
singular plural
nominative کتاب کتابلار
definite accusative کتابێ کتابلارێ
dative کتابا کتابلارا
locative کتابدا کتابلاردا
ablative کتابدان کتابلاردان
definite genitive کتابێن کتابلارێن

Khalaj

Noun

کِتاب (kitâb) (definite accusative کِتابؽ, plural کِتابلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of kitâb (“book”)

Declension

Declension of کتاب
singular plural
nominative کتاب کتابلار
genitive کتابؽݧ کتابلارؽݧ
dative کتابقا کتابلارقا
definite accusative کتابؽ کتابلارؽ
locative کتابچا کتابلارچا
ablative کتابدا کتابلاردا
instrumental کتابلا کتابلارلا
equative کتابوارا کتابلاروارا

Pashto

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Pashto کِتَاب

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɪt̪.ɑb/
    • IPA(key): /ki.t̪ɑb/

    Noun

    کتاب • (kitâb) f (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))

    1. book

    Declension

    Declension of کتاب
    singular plural
    direct کتاب (kitâb) کتابونه (kitâbuna)
    oblique کتاب (kitâb) کتابونو (kitâbuno)
    vocative کتابه (kitâba) کتابونو (kitâbuno)

    Persian

    Etymology 1

      Etymology tree
      Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
      Persian کِتَاب

      Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? kitāb
      Dari reading? kitāb
      Iranian reading? ketâb
      Tajik reading? kitob
      • Audio (Iran):(file)

      Noun

      کتاب • (kitāb / ketâb) (plural کتب (kutub / kotob), or کتاب‌ها (kitāb-hā / ketâb-hâ), Tajik spelling китоб)

      1. book
        خیلی از این کتاب‌ها را خوانده‌ام.
        xeyli az in ketâb-hâ râ xânde-am.
        I have read many of these books.
      Declension
      Possessive forms of کتاب (Dari Persian)
      singular plural
      1st person singular
      (“my”)       		کتابم (kitābam) کتاب‌هایم، کتابایم△ (kitāb-hā́yam, kitābā́ym△)
      2nd person singular
      (“your”)       		کتابت (kitābat) کتاب‌هایت، کتابایت△ (kitāb-hā́yat, kitābā́yt△)
      3rd person singular
      (“his, her, its”)       		کتابش، کتابشِی△ (kitābaš, kitābšī△) کتاب‌هایش، کتابایش△ (kitāb-hā́yaš, kitābā́yš△)
      1st person plural
      (“our”)       		کتابمان، کتابما△ (kitābimān, kitābimā△) کتاب‌هایمان، کتابایما△ (kitāb-hā́yimān, kitābā́ymā△)
      2nd person plural
      (“your”)       		کتابتان (kitābitān) کتاب‌هایتان، کتابایتان△ (kitāb-hā́yitān, kitābā́ytān△)
      3rd person plural
      (“their”)       		کتابشان (kitābišān) کتاب‌هایشان، کتابایشان△ (kitāb-hā́yišān, kitābā́yšān△)

      △ Colloquial.

      Possessive forms of کتاب
      singular plural
      1st person singular
      (“my”)       		کتابم (ketâbam) کتاب‌هایم، کتاب‌هام، کتابام△ (ketâb-hấyam, ketâbấm△)
      2nd person singular
      (“your”)       		کتابت (ketâbat, ketâbet△) کتاب‌هایت، کتاب‌هات، کتابات△ (ketâb-hấyat, ketâbất△)
      3rd person singular
      (“his, her, its”)       		کتابش (ketâbaš, ketâbeš△) کتاب‌هایش، کتاب‌هاش، کتاباش△ (ketâb-hấyaš, ketâbấš△)
      1st person plural
      (“our”)       		کتابمان، کتابمون△ (ketâbemân, ketâbemun△) کتاب‌هایمان، کتاب‌هامون، کتابامون△ (ketâb-hấyemân, ketâbấmun△)
      2nd person plural
      (“your”)       		کتابتان، کتابتون△ (ketâbetân, ketâbetun△) کتاب‌هایتان، کتاب‌هاتون، کتاباتون△ (ketâb-hấyetân, ketâbấtun△)
      3rd person plural
      (“their”)       		کتابشان، کتابشون△ (ketâbešân, ketâbešun△) کتاب‌هایشان، کتاب‌هاشون، کتاباشون△ (ketâb-hấyešân, ketâbấšun△)

      △ Colloquial.

      Derived terms
      Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ك ت ب (0 c, 6 e)
      Descendants
      • → Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
        • → Atong (India): kitap
      • → Bengali: কিতাব (kitab)
      • → Gujarati: કિતાબ (kitāb)
      • → Old Hindi: कतेब (kateba)
      • → Northern Luri: کتۋ (ketü)
      • → Maithili:
        Devanagari script: किताप (kitāp), किताब (kitāb)
        Tirhuta script: 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒣 (kitāpa), 𑒏𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒥 (kitāba)
      • → Naga Pidgin: kitab
      • → Nepali: किताब (kitāb, “book”), किताप (kitāp, “book”)
      • → Odia: କିତାବ (kitāba)
      • → Old Punjabi: ਕਤੇਬ (kateba)
      • → Sindhi:
        Arabic script: ڪِتابُ
        Devanagari script: किताबु

      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊt̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]
        • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰʊt̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]
        • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰut̪.t̪ʰɔ́ːb̥]

      Readings
      Classical reading? kuttāb
      Dari reading? kuttāb
      Iranian reading? kottâb
      Tajik reading? kuttob

      Noun

      کتاب • (kuttāb / kottâb) (Tajik spelling куттоб)

      1. plural of کاتب (kātib / kâteb)

      Punjabi

      Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
        Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
        Punjabi کِتَاب (kitāb)

        Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        کِتَاب • (kitāb) f (plural کُتُب, Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)

        1. book

        Declension

        Declension of کتاب
        singular plural
        direct کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
        oblique کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
        vocative کِتَابے (kitābe) کِتَابو (kitābo)
        ablative کِتَابوں (kitāboṉ) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
        locative کِتَابی (kitābī) کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ)
        instrumental کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ) کِتَابے (kitābe)

        Further reading

        • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کِتاب”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
        • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتاب”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
        • “ਕਿਤਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

        Urdu

        Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
          Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
          Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb)

          Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), borrowed from the same term. Compare Punjabi کتاب (kitāb), Sindhi ڪِتابُ (kitābu).

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          کِتاب • (kitāb) f (Hindi spelling किताब)

          1. book

          Declension

          Declension of کتاب
          singular plural
          direct کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابیں (kitābẽ)
          oblique کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابوں (kitābõ)
          vocative کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابو (kitābo)

          Further reading

          • “کتاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
          • “کتاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
          • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کتاب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
          • Platts, John T. (1884) “کتاب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

          Ushojo

          Etymology

            Etymology tree
            Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
            Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
            Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
            Ushojo کِتَاب

            Borrowed from Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb).

            Noun

            کتاب (kitāb)

            1. book
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