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كتب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root 'kataba' (كتب) primarily relates to the act of writing, inscribing, or recording. It extends to concepts of decreeing, appointing, and assembling, particularly in a military context.

Derived headwords

كَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    To inscribe letters or words onto a surface, to compose text.

  2. 2.
    to decreeclassical

    To ordain or preordain something, often by divine will.

  3. 3.
    to appointclassical

    To assign a task or role to someone.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    bookboth

    A collection of written or printed sheets bound together.

  2. 2.
    writingboth

    The act or product of writing.

  3. 3.
    treatyclassical

    A formal agreement or contract, especially between states.

مَكْتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    officeboth

    A place where administrative or professional work is done.

  2. 2.
    deskboth

    A piece of furniture with a flat top and drawers, used for writing or reading.

كُتِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be writtenboth

    The passive form of 'to write'.

  2. 2.
    to be decreedclassical

    The passive form of 'to decree'.

كَاتِبnoun
  1. 1.
    writerboth

    A person who writes, especially as a profession.

  2. 2.
    scribeboth

    A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was common.

  3. 3.
    secretaryboth

    A person employed by an individual or in a business, organization, etc., to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks.

مَكْتُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    letterboth

    A written, typed, or printed message, especially one sent by post.

  2. 2.
    destinyclassical

    That which is written; fate or predestination.

كُتَّابnoun
  1. 1.
    writersboth

    Plural of 'كاتب' (writer).

  2. 2.
    schoolsclassical

    Plural of 'كُتَّاب' (a place for children to learn to read and write).

اِكْتَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to subscribeboth

    To agree to buy or take part in something by signing an order or contract.

  2. 2.
    to enrollboth

    To officially join a group or organization.

اِسْتِكْتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    dictationboth

    The act of saying words aloud to be written down or recorded by someone else.

مُكْتَتِبnoun
  1. 1.
    subscriberboth

    A person who subscribes to something.

مُكَاتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    correspondenceboth

    Communication by exchanging letters.

  2. 2.
    writing to each otherboth

    The act of engaging in mutual written communication.

كَتِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    battalionboth

    A unit of army, typically consisting of several companies or batteries and forming part of a regiment.

  2. 2.
    textclassical

    A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

مُكْتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    officeboth

    A place where administrative or professional work is done.

بَنُو كَتَبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Katabclassical

    A tribal name, referring to a lineage or clan.

Parallel reading

الكتيبة، مصغرة: اسم لبعض قرى خيبر؛
Al-Kutaybah, a diminutive: a name for some villages of Khaybar;
يعني أنه فتحها قهرا، لا عن صلح.
meaning that he conquered them by force, not by treaty.
وبنو كتب: بطن، والله أعلم.
And Banu Katab: a clan, and God knows best.