כ־ת־ב
See also: כתב
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Semitic *katab- "to prick, cut, scratch, scrape"; the meaning "write" is secondary and spread through diffusion rather than inheritance.[1][2][3] Cognate with Arabic root ك ت ب (k-t-b).
Root edit
כ־ת־ב • (k-t-b) (strong root)
- forming words pertaining to writing
Derived terms edit
- Verbs and Verbal derivatives
| Binyan | Verb | Participle | Verbal noun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pa'al | כָּתַב (katáv) | Active participle: כּוֹתֵב (kotév) Passive participle: כָּתוּב (katúv) |
כְּתִיבָה (k'tivá) |
| Nif'al | נִכְתַּב (nikhtáv) | נִכְתָּב (nikhtáv) | |
| Pi'el | כִּיתֵּב (kitév) | מְכַתֵּב (m'katév) | כיתוב / כִּתּוּב (kitúv) |
| Pu'al | כותב / כֻּתַּב (kutáv) | מכותב / מְכֻתָּב (m'kutáv) | |
| Hif'il | הִכְתִּיב (hikhtív) | מַכְתִּיב (makhtív) | הַכְתָּבָה (hakhtavá) |
| Huf'al | הוכתב / הֻכְתַּב (hukhtáv) | מוּכְתָּב (mukhtáv) | |
| Hitpa'el | הִתְכַּתֵּב (hitkatév) | מִתְכַּתֵּב (mitkatév) | הִתְכַּתְּבוּת (hitkatvút) |
- Others
- כְּתָב (k'táv)
- כַּתָּב (katáv)
- מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv)
- כְּתִיב (ktiv)
- כְּתִיבָה (ktivá)
- כְּתוּבָּה (k'tubá)
References edit
- ^ "Semitic Roots: Appendix II" in in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p. 2074 of 2072-2078
- ^ Kogan, Leonid (2015) Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.p. 213
- ^ Huehnergard, John (2005) "Features of Central Semitic", Biblical and Oriental Essays in Memory of William L. Moran, pp. 155‒203.