See also: مکتب and مكثت

Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mak.tab/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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مَكْتَب (maktabm (plural مَكاتِب (makātib))

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

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Noun

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مكتب (maktabf (plural مكاتب (makātib))

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

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مكتب (maktab).

Noun

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مكتب (mekteb)

  1. school

Descendants

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مكتب (maktabm (plural مكاتب (makāteb))

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