Angika Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب(kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب(kitāb).

Noun Edit

किताब (kitābf

  1. book

Garhwali Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب(kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب(kitāb).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

किताब (kitābf

  1. book

References Edit

  • Anoop Chandra Chandola (1966) A Synthatic Sketch of Garhwali, University of Chicago press (PhD thesis), page 22

Hindi Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب(kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب(kitāb). Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), from the same source. Compare Assamese কিতাপ (kitap), Bengali কিতাব (kitab), Gujarati કિતાબ (kitāb), Maithili किताप (kitāp), Nepali किताब (kitāb), Oriya କିତାବ (kitabô), Punjabi ਕਿਤਾਬ (kitāb), Sindhi ڪتاب(kitāb).

Pronunciation Edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɪ.t̪ɑːb/, [kɪ.t̪äːb]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun Edit

किताब (kitābf (Urdu spelling کِتَاب‎)

  1. book
    Synonym: पुस्तक (pustak)
    मैं एक किताब लिख रहा हूँ।
    ma͠i ek kitāb likh rahā hū̃.
    I am writing a book.
    Synonyms: सहीफ़ा (sahīfā), दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez), ग्रंथ (granth), पुस्तक (pustak), शास्त्र (śāstra)

Declension Edit

Further reading Edit

Kurukh Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب(kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب(kitāb); probably via a local Indo-Aryan speech.

Noun Edit

किताब (kitab)

  1. book

Nepali Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب(kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب(kitāb).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

किताब (kitāb)

  1. book
    Synonyms: पोथी (pothī), पुस्तक (pustak)

Descendants Edit

  • Dzongkha: ཀི་ཏབ (ki tab)