किताब

Angika

Etymology

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

    Noun

    किताब (kitābf

    1. book

    Garhwali

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɪˈtɑb/

    Noun

    किताब (kitābf

    1. book

    References

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

    Hindi

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), from the same source.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    किताब • (kitābf (Urdu spelling کِتَاب)

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

    Declension

    Declension of किताब (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct किताब
    kitāb
    किताबें
    kitābẽ
    oblique किताब
    kitāb
    किताबों
    kitābõ
    vocative किताब
    kitāb
    किताबो
    kitābo

    Further reading

    Kurukh

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Probably via a local Indo-Aryan speech.

    Noun

    किताब (kitab)

    1. book

    Nepali

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [kit̪äb]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: किताब्

    Noun

    किताब • (kitāb)

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

    Descendants

    • Dzongkha: ཀི་ཏབ (ki tab)

    Further reading