كتاب
Root: كتب
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
كتاب kitāb pl. كتب kutub piece of writing, record, paper; letter, note, message; document, deed; contract (esp. marriage contract); book; الكتاب the Koran; the Bible │ اهل الكتب ahl a1-k. the people of the Book, the adherents of a revealed religion, the kitabis, i.e., Christians and Jews; كتاب الزواج k. az-zawāj marriage contract; كتاب الطلاق k. aṭ-ṭalāq bill of divorce; كتاب تعليمي (ta‘līmī) textbook; كتاب الاعتماد credentials (dipl.); دار الكتب library
Entry 2
كتاب kuttāb pl. كتاتيب katātīb2 kuttab, Koran school (lowest elementary school)
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