Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/
  • (file)

Noun edit

مَكْتَبَة (maktabaf (plural مَكْتَبَات (maktabāt) or مَكَاتِب (makātib))

  1. library
  2. bookstore
    أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَكْتَبَةِ وَاشْتَرَيْتُ كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا.
    ʔanā ḏahabtu ʔilā l-maktabati wāštaraytu kitāban jadīdan.
    I went to the bookstore and bought a new book.
  3. stationary store
  4. bookcase
  5. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (writing) desk
    Synonym: مَكْتَب (maktab)
  6. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) literature

Declension edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Root
ك ت ب
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Noun edit

مكتبة (maktabaf (plural مكتبات (maktabāt))

  1. library
  2. bookshop
  3. stationery shop
  4. bookcase

References edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ك ت ب
6 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.be/, [ˈmak.ta.be]
  • IPA(key): /mak.ta.ba/, [ˈmak.ta.ba]
  • (file)

Noun edit

مكتبة (máktabef (plural مكتبات (maktabāt) or مكاتب (makāteb))

  1. library
  2. bookshop