کتاب
Azerbaijani edit
Noun edit
کتاب (kitab) (definite accusative کتابی (kitabı), plural کتابلار (kitablar))
- Arabic spelling of kitab (“book”)
Declension edit
Khalaj edit
Noun edit
کِتاب (kitâb) (definite accusative کِتابؽ, plural کِتابلار)
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 • (kitâb) f (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))
Declension edit
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb, “book”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ki.ˈtɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲe.t̪ʰɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰi.t̪ʰɔ́b]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kitāḇ |
Dari reading? | kitāb |
Iranian reading? | ketâb |
Tajik reading? | kitob |
Audio (Iran) (file)
Noun edit
Dari | کتاب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | китоб |
کِتاب • (ketâb) (plural کتب (kotob) or کتابها (ketâb-hâ))
- 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) | ||
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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) | ||
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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
- کتابخانه (ketâbxâne)
- کتابدار (ketâbdâr)
- کتابچه (ketâbče)
- کتابفروش (ketâb-foruš)
- کتابفروشی (ketâb-foruši)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Assamese: কিতাপ (kitap)
- → Atong (India): kitap
- → Bengali: কিতাব (kitab)
- → Gujarati: કિતાબ (kitāb)
- → Old Hindi: कतेब (kateba)
- → Northern Luri: کتۋ (ketü)
- → Maithili:
- → Naga Pidgin: kitab
- → Nepali: किताब (kitāb, “book”), किताप (kitāp, “book”)
- Dzongkha: ཀི་ཏབ (ki tab, “book, notebook”)
- → Odia: କିତାବ (kitabô)
- → Old Punjabi: ਕਤੇਬ (kateba)
- → Sindhi:
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kut.ˈtɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰot̪.t̪ʰɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰut̪.t̪ʰɔ́b]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kuttāḇ |
Dari reading? | kuttāb |
Iranian reading? | kottâb |
Tajik reading? | kuttob |
Noun edit
Dari | کتاب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | куттоб |
کُتّاب • (kottâb)
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب (kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).
Noun edit
Urdu edit
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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɪ.t̪ɑːb/
Audio (PK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːb
Noun edit
کِتاب • (kitāb) f (Hindi spelling किताब)
Declension edit
Declension of کتاب | ||
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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
Noun edit
کتاب (kitāb)