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كتبه

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of writing, inscribing, and recording. It extends to concepts of what is written, the tools used for writing, and the act of teaching or learning to write. Figuratively, it can refer to destiny, divine decree, and even military formations.

Derived headwords

كَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    To inscribe words or symbols onto a surface, typically with a pen or similar instrument.

  2. 2.
    to decreeclassical

    To ordain or preordain something, often used in a divine or fateful context.

كَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to inscribeboth

    To write something down, to set it in writing.

اِكْتَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to dictateclassical

    To have someone write down what one dictates; to have something transcribed.

  2. 2.
    to enrollmodern

    To register oneself in a government registry or list.

اِسْتَكْتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to dictate toclassical

    To dictate something to a scribe for them to write.

الكِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    bookboth

    A collection of written or printed sheets bound together.

  2. 2.
    writing surfaceclassical

    Something upon which one writes.

  3. 3.
    inkwellclassical

    A container for ink.

  4. 4.
    Torahboth

    The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

  5. 5.
    scrollclassical

    A roll of parchment or paper for writing.

  6. 6.
    divine decreeclassical

    A divine ordinance or judgment.

  7. 7.
    destinyclassical

    Fate or predetermined course of events.

الكَتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    leather thongclassical

    A leather strap used for stitching, especially for saddles or harnesses.

  2. 2.
    bridle partclassical

    A part of a bridle, or a device used to control an animal.

  3. 3.
    stitchclassical

    The loop formed by a needle and thread in sewing or stitching.

الكُتْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    copying a bookclassical

    The act of transcribing or copying a book.

كَتَبَ السِّقَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    to stitch a waterskinclassical

    To stitch or repair a waterskin using leather thongs.

اِكْتَتَبَ النَّاقَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to geld a female camelclassical

    To seal the vulva of a female camel, or to pierce its nostrils with a ring to prevent mating.

الكَاْتِبnoun
  1. 1.
    scholarclassical

    A learned person, an intellectual.

الإكْتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    teaching to writeclassical

    The act of teaching someone how to write.

  2. 2.
    dictationclassical

    The act of dictating text to be written down.

  3. 3.
    securing a waterskinclassical

    Tying the top opening of a waterskin securely.

التَّكْتِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    teaching to writeclassical

    The act of teaching someone how to write.

الكُتَّابnoun
  1. 1.
    scribesclassical

    Plural of 'كاتب' (scribe); those who write.

المَكْتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    place of learningclassical

    A place where teaching and learning occur, a school or study hall.

  2. 2.
    officemodern

    A place where administrative or professional work is done.

المُكْتَتِبnoun
  1. 1.
    swollenclassical

    Bloated or distended, especially the abdomen.

الكَتِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    army unitboth

    A military formation, typically a battalion or regiment.

  2. 2.
    cavalry groupclassical

    A body of cavalry, ranging from one hundred to a thousand, especially when raiding.

تَكْتِيبverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare a unitclassical

    To organize or prepare a military unit.

تَكَتَّبُواverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To assemble or come together in a group.

بَنُو كَتَبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Katabclassical

    A tribal name or lineage.

المِكْتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    bunch of datesclassical

    A cluster of dates where some have been eaten.

المُكَاتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    correspondenceboth

    The act of writing letters to one another.

  2. 2.
    manumission contractclassical

    A contract where a slave agrees to pay a sum for their freedom.

Parallel reading

كَتَبَهُ كَتْبًا وَكِتَابًا: خَطَّهُ
He wrote it, writing and inscription: he inscribed it.
وَاكْتَتَبَهُ، أَوْ كَتَبَهُ: خَطَّهُ
And he had it written, or he wrote it: he inscribed it.
وَاكْتَتَبَهُ: اسْتَمْلَاهُ، كَاسْتَكْتَبَهُ
And he had it written: he dictated it, like having it dictated.
وَالكِتَابُ: مَا يُكْتَبُ فِيهِ
And the book: that which is written in.
وَالدَّواةُ
And the inkwell.
وَالتَّوْراةُ
And the Torah.
وَالصَّحِيفَةُ
And the scroll.
وَالْفَرْضُ
And the divine decree.
وَالْحُكْمُ
And the judgment.
وَالْقَدَرُ
And the destiny.
وَالْكَتَبَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: السَّيْرُ يُخْرَزُ بِهِ
And the leather thong, with damma: the strap with which something is stitched.
وَمَا يُكْتَبُ بِهِ حَيَاءَ النَّاقَةِ لِئَلَّا يُنْزَى عَلَيْهَا
And that with which the vulva of a female camel is sealed so that she is not mounted.
وَالْخَرْزَةُ الَّتِي ضَمَّ السَّيْرُ وَجْهَيْهَا
And the stitch by which the strap joins its two sides.
وَبِالْكَسْرِ: اكْتِتَابُكَ كِتابًا تَنْسَخُهُ
And with kasra: your copying a book that you transcribe.
وَكَتَبَ السِّقَاءَ: خَرَزَهُ بِسَيْرَيْنِ
And he stitched the waterskin: he stitched it with two straps.
وَاكْتَتَبَهُ
And he had it written.
وَالنَّاقَةَ يَكْتُبُهَا وَيَكْتُبُهَا: خَتَمَ حَيَاءَهَا
And the female camel, he seals it and seals it: he sealed her vulva.
أَوْ خَزَمَ بِحَلْقَةٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنَحْوِهِ
Or he pierced it with a ring of iron or the like.
وَالنَّاقَةَ: ظَأَرَهَا فَخَزَمَ مِنْخِرَيْهَا بِشَيْءٍ لِئَلَّا تَشُمَّ الْبَوَّ
And the female camel: he kept her back, so he pierced her nostrils with something so that she would not smell the male camel.
وَالْكَاتِبُ: الْعَالِمُ
And the scribe: the scholar.
وَالإكْتَابُ: تَعْلِيمُ الْكَتابَةِ، كَالتَّكْتِيبِ
And teaching to write: teaching the writing, like the act of teaching.
وَالإمْلاءُ
And dictation.
وَشَدُّ رَأْسِ الْقِرْبَةِ
And securing the opening of the waterskin.
وَالْكِتابُ، كَرُمَّانٍ: الْكَاتِبُونَ
And the scribes, like 'rumman': the writers.
وَالْمَكْتَبُ، كَمَقْعَدٍ: مَوْضِعُ التَّعْلِيمِ
And the place of learning, like 'maq'ad': the place of teaching.
وَقَوْلُ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ: الْكِتابُ وَالْمَكْتَبُ وَاحِدٌ، غَلَطٌ
And Jawhari's statement: 'Al-Kitab' and 'Al-Maktab' are the same, is incorrect.
ج: كَتَاتِيبُ
Plural: kutatib.
وَسَهْمٌ صَغِيرٌ مُدَوَّرُ الرَّأْسِ يَتَعَلَّمُ بِهِ الصَّبِيُّ الرَّمْيَ
And a small, round-headed arrow with which a boy learns archery.
وَجَمْعُ كَاتِبٍ
And the plural of 'katib' (scribe).
وَاكْتَتَبَ نَفْسَهُ فِي دِيوَانِ السُّلْطَانِ
And he enrolled himself in the Sultan's registry.
وَابْتَلَعَ بَطْنُهُ: أَمْسَكَ
And his stomach was full: it held back.
وَالْمُكْتَتِبُ: الْمُنْتَفِخُ الْمُمْتَلِئُ
And the bloated one: the swollen, the full.
وَالْكَتِيبَةُ: الْجَيْشُ
And the katiba: the army.
أَوْ الْجَمَاعَةُ الْمُسْتَحِيزَةُ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ
Or the group of horses that has taken possession.
أَوْ جَمَاعَةُ الْخَيْلِ إِذَا أَغَارَتْ مِنَ الْمِئَةِ إِلَى الْأَلْفِ
Or a group of horses when they raid, from one hundred to a thousand.
وَكَتَّبَهَا: هَيَّأَهَا
And he prepared it: he made it ready.
وَتَكَتَّبُوا: تَجَمَّعُوا
And they gathered: they assembled.
وَبَنُو كَتَبٍ: بَطْنٌ
And Banu Katab: a lineage.
وَالْمِكْتَبُ، كَمُعَظَّمٍ: الْعُنْقُودُ أُكِلَ بَعْضُ مَا فِيهِ
And the bunch of dates, like 'mu'azzam': the cluster where some of its contents have been eaten.
وَالْمُكَاتَبَةُ: التَّكَاتُبُ
And the correspondence: the writing to each other.
وَأَنْ يُكَاتِبَكَ عَبْدُكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِثَمَنِهِ، فَإِذَا أَدَّاهُ عَتَقَ
And that your slave writes to you for his freedom at a price, so when he pays it, he is freed.