See also: مکتب and مكثت

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mak.tab/
  • (file)

Noun edit

مَكْتَب (maktabm (plural مَكاتِب (makātib))

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Noun edit

مكتب (maktabf (plural مكاتب (makātib))

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

References edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

مكتب (maktabm (plural مكاتب (makāteb))

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