Old Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Likely a corruption of Arabic كُتُب (kutub), plural of كِتَاب (kitāb). Compare Old Hindi कतेब (kateba).

Noun edit

ਕਤੇਬ (katebaf (Shahmukhi کتیب)

  1. (religion, Sikhism) scriptures (particularly Abrahamic)

Further reading edit

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਤੇਬ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 70.
  • ਕਤੇਬ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024