See also: أنكتب

Arabic edit

Root
ك ت ب (k-t-b)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

اِنْكَتَبَ (inkataba) VII, non-past يَنْكَتِبُ‎ (yankatibu) (reflexive)

  1. to subscribe
  2. to be preordained by fate; to be meant to be
    لَم يَنْكَتِبْ لِيَ ٱلْحُبُّ ٱلْكَبِير
    lam yankatib liya l-ḥubbu l-kabīr
    I wasn’t meant to experience the one great love.
    (literally, “The great love wasn’t preordained for me.”)

Conjugation edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic اِنْكَتَبَ (inkataba).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ka.tab/, [ɪnˈka.tab]
  • (file)

Verb edit

انكتب (inkatab) VII (present بنكتب (binkateb))

  1. passive of كتب (katab): to be written

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of انكتب (inkatab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m انكتبت (inkatabt) انكتبت (inkatabt) انكتب (inkatab) انكتبنا (inkatabna) انكتبتو (inkatabtu) انكتبو (inkatabu)
f انكتبتي (inkatabti) انكتبت (inkatabat)
present m بنكتب (bankateb) بتنكتب (btinkateb) بنكتب (binkateb) مننكتب (mninkateb) بتنكتبو (btinkatbu) بنكتبو (binkatbu)
f بتنكتبي (btinkatbi) بتنكتب (btinkateb)
subjunctive m انكتب (ankateb) تنكتب (tinkateb) ينكتب (yinkateb) ننكتب (ninkateb) تنكتبو (tinkatbu) ينكتبو (yinkatbu)
f تنكتبي (tinkatbi) تنكتب (tinkateb)
imperative m انكتب (inkateb) انكتبو (inkatbu)
f انكتبي (inkatbi)