مکتب

See also: مكتب and مكثت

Azerbaijani

Noun

مکتب (məktəb) (definite accusative مکتبی (məktəbi), plural مکتبلر (məktəblər))

1. Arabic spelling of məktəb

Declension

Declension of مکتب

	singular	plural
nominative	مکتب	مکتبلر
definite accusative	مکتبی	مکتبلری
dative	مکتبه	مکتبلره
locative	مکتبده	مکتبلرده
ablative	مکتبدن	مکتبلردن
definite genitive	مکتبین	مکتبلرین

Malay

Noun

مکتب (plural مکتب-مکتب or مکتب۲, informal 1st possessive مکتبکو, 2nd possessive مکتبمو, 3rd possessive مکتبڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of maktab

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• մէքթէպ (mekteb) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مكتب (maktab).

Noun

مکتب • (mekteb)

1. school

Descendants

• Turkish: mektep

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مکتب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1214

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mak.ˈtaβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäk.t̪ʰǽb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäk.t̪ʰǽb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäk.t̪ʰǽb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäk.t̪ʰǽb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mækʲ.t̪ʰǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäk.t̪ʰǽb]

Readings
Classical reading?	maktaḇ
Dari reading?	maktab
Iranian reading?	maktab
Tajik reading?	maktab

Noun

Dari	مکتب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мактаб

مکتب • (maktab) (plural مکتب‌ها (maktab-hâ) or مکاتب (makâteb))

1. (Dari) school (in general)

   Synonym: (Iran) مدرسه (madrese)

   من بدون خواهرم به مکتب نمی‌روم. (Dari)

   man bidûn-i xâhar-am ba maktab na-mê-rawam.

   I'm not going to school without my sister.

2. maktab (traditional school)
3. school of thought, ideology

   مکتب کنفوسیوس ― maktab-e konfowsiyus ― the Confucian school; Confucian ideology

   مکتب فرانکفورت ― maktab-e frânkfurt ― the Frankfurt school

Usage notes

• In Iran, مکتب (maktab) specifically refers to traditional Qur'an-teaching schools which are now obsolete, and the word for modern schools is مدرسه (madrese). In Afghanistan, however, مکتب (maktab) is used to refer to modern schools as well.

Derived terms

• مکتبی (maktabi)

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mək.t̪əb/
• Rhymes: -əb
• Hyphenation: مَکْ‧تَب

Noun

مَکْتَب • (maktab) m (Hindi spelling मकतब)

1. school, maktab
2. primary school
3. school of thought

   Synonym: مدرسہ (madrasa)

   Synonym: دبستان (dabistān)