Azerbaijani edit

Noun edit

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

  1. Arabic spelling of kitab (book)

Declension edit

Khalaj edit

Noun edit

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

  1. Arabic spelling of kitâb (book)

Declension edit

Pashto edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb, book), from the root ك ت ب (k-t-b), related to writing. Compare the Hebrew root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

کتاب (kitâbf (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))

  1. book

Declension edit

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb, book).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? kitāḇ
Dari reading? kitāb
Iranian reading? ketâb
Tajik reading? kitob
  • (file)

Noun edit

Dari کتاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik китоб

کِتاب (ketâb) (plural کتب (kotob) or کتاب‌ها (ketâb-hâ))

  1. book
    خیلی از این کتاب‌ها را خوانده‌ام.
    xeyli az in ketâb-hâ râ xânde-am.
    I have read many of these books.
Declination edit
    Possessive forms of کتاب (kitāb)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
کتابم
(kitābam)
کتاب‌هایم
(kitāb-hā́yam)
کتابایم
(kitābā́ym)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
کتابت
(kitābat)
کتاب‌هایت
(kitāb-hā́yat)
کتابایت
(kitābā́yt)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
کتابش
(kitābaš)
کتابشِی
(kitābšī)
کتاب‌هایش
(kitāb-hā́yaš)
کتابایش
(kitābā́yš)
1st plural
(“our”)
کتابمان
(kitābimān)
کتابما
(kitābimā)
کتاب‌هایمان
(kitāb-hā́yimān)
کتابایما
(kitābā́ymā)
2nd plural
(“your”)
کتابتان
(kitābitān)
کتاب‌هایتان
(kitāb-hā́yitān)
کتابایتان
(kitābā́ytān)
3rd plural
(“their”)
کتابشان
(kitābišān)
کتاب‌هایشان
(kitāb-hā́yišān)
کتابایشان
(kitābā́yšān)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of کتاب (ketâb)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
کتابم
(ketâbam)
کتاب‌هایم
(ketâb-hấyam)
کتاب‌هام، کتابام
(ketâbấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
کتابت
(ketâbat)
[Term?]
(ketâbet)
کتاب‌هایت
(ketâb-hấyat)
کتاب‌هات، کتابات
(ketâbất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
کتابش
(ketâbaš)
[Term?]
(ketâbeš)
کتاب‌هایش
(ketâb-hấyaš)
کتاب‌هاش، کتاباش
(ketâbấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
کتابمان
(ketâbemân)
کتابمون
(ketâbemun)
کتاب‌هایمان
(ketâb-hấyemân)
کتاب‌هامون، کتابامون
(ketâbấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
کتابتان
(ketâbetân)
کتابتون
(ketâbetun)
کتاب‌هایتان
(ketâb-hấyetân)
کتاب‌هاتون، کتاباتون
(ketâbấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
کتابشان
(ketâbešân)
کتابشون
(ketâbešun)
کتاب‌هایشان
(ketâb-hấyešân)
کتاب‌هاشون، کتاباشون
(ketâbấšun)
Colloquial.
Derived terms edit
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Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

Dari کتاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik куттоб

کُتّاب (kottâb)

  1. plural of کاتِب (kâteb)

Punjabi edit

 
Western Panjabi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pnb

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

کتاب (kitābf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)

  1. book

Urdu edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

کِتاب (kitābf (Hindi spelling किताब)

  1. book

Declension edit

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

Further reading edit

  • 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, 2024.
  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Urdu کتاب (kitāb).

Noun edit

کتاب (kitāb)

  1. book