Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b).

Noun edit

כַּתָּבָה (kataváf (plural indefinite כַּתָּבוֹת, singular construct כַּתָּבַת־, plural construct כַּתָּבוֹת־) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]

  1. A news article, a report.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

כְּתֻבָּה (k'tubáf

  1. Defective spelling of כתובה.

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

כתבה

  1. (כָּתְבָה, kat'vá) Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of כָּתַב (katáv, write)
  2. (כְּתָבָהּ, k'taváh) Third-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of כָּתַב (katáv, write), with a third-person feminine singular pronoun suffixed as direct object