Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Cognate with Assamese কিতাপ (kitap), Hindi किताब (kitāb), Gujarati કિતાબ (kitāb), Maithili किताप (kitāp), Nepali किताब (kitāb), Odia କିତାବ (kitāba), Punjabi ਕਿਤਾਬ (kitāb), Sindhi ڪتاب (kitābu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kit̪ab/, [ˈkit̪ab]
    Audio:(file)

Noun

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কিতাব (kitab)

  1. book
    Synonyms: বই (boi), গ্রন্থ (grontho), পুস্তক (pustok)
    1. scripture
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