کتاب

See also: كتاب, كباب, کباب, and كناب

Azerbaijani

Noun

کتاب (kitab) (definite accusative کتابی (kitabı), plural کتابلار (kitablar))

  1. Arabic spelling of kitab (“book”)

Declension

Declension of کتاب
singular plural
nominative کتاب کتابلار
definite accusative کتابێ کتابلارێ
dative کتابا کتابلارا
locative کتابدا کتابلاردا
ablative کتابدان کتابلاردان
definite genitive کتابێن کتابلارێن

Chagatai

Etymology

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Chagatai کتاب (ktāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

    Noun

    کتاب • (kitāb) (plural کتابلار)

    1. book

    Descendants

    • Uyghur: كىتاب (kitab)
    • Uzbek: kitob

    Khalaj

    Noun

    کِتاب (kitâb) (definite accusative کِتابؽ, plural کِتابلار)

    1. Arabic spelling of kitâb (“book”)

    Declension

    Declension of کتاب
    singular plural
    nominative کتاب کتابلار
    genitive کتابؽݧ کتابلارؽݧ
    dative کتابقا کتابلارقا
    definite accusative کتابؽ کتابلارؽ
    locative کتابچا کتابلارچا
    ablative کتابدا کتابلاردا
    instrumental کتابلا کتابلارلا
    equative کتابوارا کتابلاروارا

    Pashto

    Etymology

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Pashto کِتَاب

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɪt̪.ɑb/
    • IPA(key): /ki.t̪ɑb/

    Noun

    کتاب • (kitâb) f (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))

    1. book

    Declension

    Declension of کتاب
    singular plural
    direct کتاب (kitâb) کتابونه (kitâbuna)
    oblique کتاب (kitâb) کتابونو (kitâbuno)
    vocative کتابه (kitâba) کتابونو (kitâbuno)

    Persian

    Etymology 1

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Persian کِتَاب

    Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? kitāb
    Dari reading? kitāb
    Iranian reading? ketâb
    Tajik reading? kitob
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    کتاب • (kitāb / ketâb) (plural کتب (kutub / kotob), or کتاب‌ها (kitāb-hā / ketâb-hâ), Tajik spelling китоб)

    1. book
      خیلی از این کتاب‌ها را خوانده‌ام.
      xeyli az in ketâb-hâ râ xânde-am.
      I have read many of these books.
    Declension
    Possessive forms of کتاب (Dari Persian)
    singular plural
    1st person singular
    (“my”)     		کتابم (kitābam) کتاب‌هایم، کتابایم△ (kitāb-hā́yam, kitābā́ym△)
    2nd person singular
    (“your”)     		کتابت (kitābat) کتاب‌هایت، کتابایت△ (kitāb-hā́yat, kitābā́yt△)
    3rd person singular
    (“his, her, its”)     		کتابش، کتابشِی△ (kitābaš, kitābšī△) کتاب‌هایش، کتابایش△ (kitāb-hā́yaš, kitābā́yš△)
    1st person plural
    (“our”)     		کتابمان، کتابما△ (kitābimān, kitābimā△) کتاب‌هایمان، کتابایما△ (kitāb-hā́yimān, kitābā́ymā△)
    2nd person plural
    (“your”)     		کتابتان (kitābitān) کتاب‌هایتان، کتابایتان△ (kitāb-hā́yitān, kitābā́ytān△)
    3rd person plural
    (“their”)     		کتابشان (kitābišān) کتاب‌هایشان، کتابایشان△ (kitāb-hā́yišān, kitābā́yšān△)

    △ Colloquial.

    Possessive forms of کتاب
    singular plural
    1st person singular
    (“my”)     		کتابم (ketâbam) کتاب‌هایم، کتاب‌هام، کتابام△ (ketâb-hấyam, ketâbấm△)
    2nd person singular
    (“your”)     		کتابت (ketâbat, ketâbet△) کتاب‌هایت، کتاب‌هات، کتابات△ (ketâb-hấyat, ketâbất△)
    3rd person singular
    (“his, her, its”)     		کتابش (ketâbaš, ketâbeš△) کتاب‌هایش، کتاب‌هاش، کتاباش△ (ketâb-hấyaš, ketâbấš△)
    1st person plural
    (“our”)     		کتابمان، کتابمون△ (ketâbemân, ketâbemun△) کتاب‌هایمان، کتاب‌هامون، کتابامون△ (ketâb-hấyemân, ketâbấmun△)
    2nd person plural
    (“your”)     		کتابتان، کتابتون△ (ketâbetân, ketâbetun△) کتاب‌هایتان، کتاب‌هاتون، کتاباتون△ (ketâb-hấyetân, ketâbấtun△)
    3rd person plural
    (“their”)     		کتابشان، کتابشون△ (ketâbešân, ketâbešun△) کتاب‌هایشان، کتاب‌هاشون، کتاباشون△ (ketâb-hấyešân, ketâbấšun△)

    △ Colloquial.

    Derived terms
    Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ك ت ب (0 c, 6 e)
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊt̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰʊt̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰut̪.t̪ʰɔ́ːb̥]

    Readings
    Classical reading? kuttāb
    Dari reading? kuttāb
    Iranian reading? kottâb
    Tajik reading? kuttob

    Noun

    کتاب • (kuttāb / kottâb) (Tajik spelling куттоб)

    1. plural of کاتب (kātib / kâteb)

    Punjabi

    Etymology

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Punjabi کِتَاب (kitāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    کِتَاب • (kitāb) f (plural کُتُب, Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)

    1. book

    Declension

    Declension of کتاب
    singular plural
    direct کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
    oblique کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
    vocative کِتَابے (kitābe) کِتَابو (kitābo)
    ablative کِتَابوں (kitāboṉ) کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
    locative کِتَابی (kitābī) کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ)
    instrumental کِتَابِیں (kitābīṉ) کِتَابے (kitābe)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کِتاب”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “کتاب”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • “ਕਿਤਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    Urdu

    Etymology

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), borrowed from the same term. Compare Punjabi کتاب (kitāb), Sindhi ڪِتابُ (kitābu).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    کِتاب • (kitāb) f (Hindi spelling किताब)

    1. book

    Declension

    Declension of کتاب
    singular plural
    direct کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابیں (kitābẽ)
    oblique کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابوں (kitābõ)
    vocative کِتَاب (kitāb) کِتَابو (kitābo)

    Further reading

    • “کتاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “کتاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
    • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “کتاب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
    • Platts, John T. (1884), “کتاب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

    Ushojo

    Etymology

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    Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb)bor.
    Ushojo کِتَاب

    Borrowed from Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

    Noun

    کتاب (kitāb)

    1. book
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