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كِتَابٌwritten thing; scripture; decree
  1. 2a sheet; the inkpot
  2. 4the record of people’s deeds
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Lisān al-ʿArabvol. 1, p. 698

… وقولُه تَعَالَى: وَالطُّورِ وَكِتابٍ مَسْطُورٍ. 4قِيلَ: الكِتابُ مَا أُثْبِتَ عَلَى بَنِي آدَمَ مِنَ أَعْمالهم. 2والكِتابُ: الصَّحِيفَةُ والدَّواةُ، عَنِ اللِّحْيَانِيِّ. قَالَ: وَقَدْ …

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Classical Arabic · Arabic–English

Lane’s Lexicon

Edward William Lane, 1863–93

Modern Standard Arabic · Arabic–English

Hans Wehr

Hans Wehr, ed. J Milton Cowan

Arabic–Arabic · Beginner

Mukhtār al-Ṣiḥāḥ

al-Rāzī, 13th century

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Arabic–Arabic · Intermediate

al-Mufradāt fī Gharīb al-Qur’ān

al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, 11th century

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Arabic–Arabic · Advanced

Lisān al-ʿArab

Ibn Manẓūr, 13th century

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