Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کَتیب (katebf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਤੇਬ)

  1. (religion, Sikhism) scripture (Particularly Abrahamic)
  2. (rare) plural of کِتاب (kitāb, book)