Azerbaijani

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Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of kitab (book)

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Khalaj

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Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of kitâb (book)

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Pashto

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Compare the Hebrew root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b).

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    Noun

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    کتاب (kitâbf (plural کتابونه (kitâbuna))

    1. book

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    Persian

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    Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

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      Readings
      Classical reading? kitāḇ
      Dari reading? kitāb
      Iranian reading? ketâb
      Tajik reading? kitob
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      Noun

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      Dari کتاب
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik китоб

      کِتاب (ketâb) (plural کتب (kotob) or کتاب‌ها (ketâb-hâ))

      1. book
        خیلی از این کتاب‌ها را خوانده‌ام.
        xeyli az in ketâb-hâ râ xânde-am.
        I have read many of these books.
      Declension
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          Possessive forms of کتاب (kitāb)
      singular plural
      1st person singular
      (“my”)
      کتابم
      (kitābam)
      کتاب‌هایم
      (kitāb-hā́yam)
      کتابایم
      (kitābā́ym)
      2nd person singular
      (“your”)
      کتابت
      (kitābat)
      کتاب‌هایت
      (kitāb-hā́yat)
      کتابایت
      (kitābā́yt)
      3rd person singular
      (“his, her, its”)
      کتابش
      (kitābaš)
      کتابشِی
      (kitābšī)
      کتاب‌هایش
      (kitāb-hā́yaš)
      کتابایش
      (kitābā́yš)
      1st plural
      (“our”)
      کتابمان
      (kitābimān)
      کتابما
      (kitābimā)
      کتاب‌هایمان
      (kitāb-hā́yimān)
      کتابایما
      (kitābā́ymā)
      2nd plural
      (“your”)
      کتابتان
      (kitābitān)
      کتاب‌هایتان
      (kitāb-hā́yitān)
      کتابایتان
      (kitābā́ytān)
      3rd plural
      (“their”)
      کتابشان
      (kitābišān)
      کتاب‌هایشان
      (kitāb-hā́yišān)
      کتابایشان
      (kitābā́yšān)
      Colloquial.
          Possessive forms of کتاب (ketâb)
      singular plural
      1st person singular
      (“my”)
      کتابم
      (ketâbam)
      کتاب‌هایم
      (ketâb-hấyam)
      کتاب‌هام، کتابام
      (ketâbấm)
      2nd person singular
      (“your”)
      کتابت
      (ketâbat)
      [Term?]
      (ketâbet)
      کتاب‌هایت
      (ketâb-hấyat)
      کتاب‌هات، کتابات
      (ketâbất)
      3rd person singular
      (“his, her, its”)
      کتابش
      (ketâbaš)
      [Term?]
      (ketâbeš)
      کتاب‌هایش
      (ketâb-hấyaš)
      کتاب‌هاش، کتاباش
      (ketâbấš)
      1st plural
      (“our”)
      کتابمان
      (ketâbemân)
      کتابمون
      (ketâbemun)
      کتاب‌هایمان
      (ketâb-hấyemân)
      کتاب‌هامون، کتابامون
      (ketâbấmun)
      2nd plural
      (“your”)
      کتابتان
      (ketâbetân)
      کتابتون
      (ketâbetun)
      کتاب‌هایتان
      (ketâb-hấyetân)
      کتاب‌هاتون، کتاباتون
      (ketâbấtun)
      3rd plural
      (“their”)
      کتابشان
      (ketâbešân)
      کتابشون
      (ketâbešun)
      کتاب‌هایشان
      (ketâb-hấyešân)
      کتاب‌هاشون، کتاباشون
      (ketâbấšun)
      Colloquial.
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      Borrowed from Arabic كُتَّاب (kuttāb).

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

      Noun

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      Dari کتاب
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik куттоб

      کُتّاب (kottâb)

      1. plural of کاتِب (kâteb)

      Punjabi

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba).

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        کِتَاب (kitābf (plural کُتُب, Gurmukhi spelling ਕਿਤਾਬ)

        1. book

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        Declension of کتاب
        dir. sg. کِتَاب (kitāb)
        dir. pl. کِتَاباں (kitābāṉ)
        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

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        • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کِتاب”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
        • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتاب”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
        • ਕਿਤਾਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

        Urdu

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        Etymology

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          Borrowed from Classical Persian کِتَاب (kitāb), borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), from ك ت ب (k t b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Displaced Old Hindi कतेब (kateba), borrowed from the same term. Compare Punjabi کتاب (kitāb), Sindhi ڪِتابُ (kitābu).

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          کِتاب (kitābf (Hindi spelling किताब)

          1. book

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

          Further reading

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          • 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, 2024.
          • 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

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from Urdu کِتَاب (kitāb).

            Noun

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            کتاب (kitāb)

            1. book
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