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كاتب
كاتب
Arabic
Verb
كَاتَبَ • (kātaba) III, non-past يُكَاتِبُ (yukātibu) (conative)
- to keep up a correspondence, to correspond with
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَاتَبَ
(form-III sound)| verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
مُكَاتَبَة or كِتَاب
mukātaba or kitāb |
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mukātib |
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| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mukātab |
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| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
kātabtu |
kātabta |
كَاتَبَ
kātaba |
كَاتَبْتُمَا
kātabtumā |
كَاتَبَا
kātabā |
kātabnā |
kātabtum |
kātabū |
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| f |
kātabti |
kātabat |
كَاتَبَتَا
kātabatā |
kātabtunna |
kātabna |
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| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾukātibu |
tukātibu |
yukātibu |
تُكَاتِبَانِ
tukātibāni |
يُكَاتِبَانِ
yukātibāni |
nukātibu |
tukātibūna |
yukātibūna |
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| f |
tukātibīna |
tukātibu |
تُكَاتِبَانِ
tukātibāni |
tukātibna |
yukātibna |
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| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾukātiba |
tukātiba |
yukātiba |
تُكَاتِبَا
tukātibā |
يُكَاتِبَا
yukātibā |
nukātiba |
tukātibū |
yukātibū |
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| f |
tukātibī |
tukātiba |
تُكَاتِبَا
tukātibā |
tukātibna |
yukātibna |
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| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾukātib |
tukātib |
yukātib |
تُكَاتِبَا
tukātibā |
يُكَاتِبَا
yukātibā |
nukātib |
tukātibū |
yukātibū |
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| f |
tukātibī |
tukātib |
تُكَاتِبَا
tukātibā |
tukātibna |
yukātibna |
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| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | كَاتِبْ
kātib |
كَاتِبَا
kātibā |
kātibū |
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| f |
kātibī |
kātibna |
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| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — |
kūtiba |
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| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | — | — |
yukātabu |
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| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — |
yukātaba |
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| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — |
yukātab |
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Etymology 2
Derived from the active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”), from ك ت ب (k-t-b).
Noun
كَاتِب • (kātib) m (plural كَاتِبُون (kātibūn) or كُتَّاب (kuttāb))
Declension
Declension of noun كَاتِب (kātib)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَاتِب kātib |
الْكَاتِب al-kātib |
كَاتِب kātib |
| Nominative | كَاتِبٌ kātibun |
الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu |
كَاتِبُ kātibu |
| Accusative | كَاتِبًا kātiban |
الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba |
كَاتِبَ kātiba |
| Genitive | كَاتِبٍ kātibin |
الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi |
كَاتِبِ kātibi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn |
الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Nominative | كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni |
الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni |
كَاتِبَا kātibā |
| Accusative | كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni |
الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Genitive | كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni |
الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Plural | sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَاتِبِين; كُتَّاب kātibīn; kuttāb |
الْكَاتِبِين; الْكُتَّاب al-kātibīn; al-kuttāb |
كَاتِبِي; كُتَّاب kātibī; kuttāb |
| Nominative | كَاتِبُونَ; كُتَّابٌ kātibūna; kuttābun |
الْكَاتِبُونَ; الْكُتَّابُ al-kātibūna; al-kuttābu |
كَاتِبُو; كُتَّابُ kātibū; kuttābu |
| Accusative | كَاتِبِينَ; كُتَّابًا kātibīna; kuttāban |
الْكَاتِبِينَ; الْكُتَّابَ al-kātibīna; al-kuttāba |
كَاتِبِي; كُتَّابَ kātibī; kuttāba |
| Genitive | كَاتِبِينَ; كُتَّابٍ kātibīna; kuttābin |
الْكَاتِبِينَ; الْكُتَّابِ al-kātibīna; al-kuttābi |
كَاتِبِي; كُتَّابِ kātibī; kuttābi |
Noun
كَاتِب • (kātib) m (plural كَتَبَة (kataba))
Declension
Declension of noun كَاتِب (kātib)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَاتِب kātib |
الْكَاتِب al-kātib |
كَاتِب kātib |
| Nominative | كَاتِبٌ kātibun |
الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu |
كَاتِبُ kātibu |
| Accusative | كَاتِبًا kātiban |
الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba |
كَاتِبَ kātiba |
| Genitive | كَاتِبٍ kātibin |
الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi |
كَاتِبِ kātibi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn |
الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Nominative | كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni |
الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni |
كَاتِبَا kātibā |
| Accusative | كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni |
الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Genitive | كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni |
الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni |
كَاتِبَيْ kātibay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَتَبَة kataba |
الْكَتَبَة al-kataba |
كَتَبَة katabat |
| Nominative | كَتَبَةٌ katabatun |
الْكَتَبَةُ al-katabatu |
كَتَبَةُ katabatu |
| Accusative | كَتَبَةً katabatan |
الْكَتَبَةَ al-katabata |
كَتَبَةَ katabata |
| Genitive | كَتَبَةٍ katabatin |
الْكَتَبَةِ al-katabati |
كَتَبَةِ katabati |