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كتب
كتب
Arabic
Pronunciation
Verb
كَتَبَ • (kataba) I, non-past يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu)
- to write, to pen, to write down, to inscribe, to enter, to record, to register
- to compose, to draw up, to draft
- to bequeath
- to prescribe
- to foreordain, to destine
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَتَبَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun كِتَابَة) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
kitāba |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
kātib |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maktūb |
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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 |
katabtu |
katabta |
كَتَبَ
kataba |
كَتَبْتُمَا
katabtumā |
كَتَبَا
katabā |
katabnā |
katabtum |
katabū |
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f |
katabti |
katabat |
كَتَبَتَا
katabatā |
katabtunna |
katabna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾaktubu |
taktubu |
yaktubu |
تَكْتُبَانِ
taktubāni |
يَكْتُبَانِ
yaktubāni |
naktubu |
taktubūna |
yaktubūna |
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f |
taktubīna |
taktubu |
تَكْتُبَانِ
taktubāni |
taktubna |
yaktubna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaktuba |
taktuba |
yaktuba |
تَكْتُبَا
taktubā |
يَكْتُبَا
yaktubā |
naktuba |
taktubū |
yaktubū |
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f |
taktubī |
taktuba |
تَكْتُبَا
taktubā |
taktubna |
yaktubna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾaktub |
taktub |
yaktub |
تَكْتُبَا
taktubā |
يَكْتُبَا
yaktubā |
naktub |
taktubū |
yaktubū |
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f |
taktubī |
taktub |
تَكْتُبَا
taktubā |
taktubna |
yaktubna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
uktub |
اُكْتُبَا
uktubā |
uktubū |
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f |
uktubī |
uktubna |
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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 |
kutibtu |
kutibta |
كُتِبَ
kutiba |
كُتِبْتُمَا
kutibtumā |
كُتِبَا
kutibā |
kutibnā |
kutibtum |
kutibū |
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f |
kutibti |
kutibat |
كُتِبَتَا
kutibatā |
kutibtunna |
kutibna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾuktabu |
tuktabu |
yuktabu |
تُكْتَبَانِ
tuktabāni |
يُكْتَبَانِ
yuktabāni |
nuktabu |
tuktabūna |
yuktabūna |
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f |
tuktabīna |
tuktabu |
تُكْتَبَانِ
tuktabāni |
tuktabna |
yuktabna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾuktaba |
tuktaba |
yuktaba |
تُكْتَبَا
tuktabā |
يُكْتَبَا
yuktabā |
nuktaba |
tuktabū |
yuktabū |
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f |
tuktabī |
tuktaba |
تُكْتَبَا
tuktabā |
tuktabna |
yuktabna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾuktab |
tuktab |
yuktab |
تُكْتَبَا
tuktabā |
يُكْتَبَا
yuktabā |
nuktab |
tuktabū |
yuktabū |
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f |
tuktabī |
tuktab |
تُكْتَبَا
tuktabā |
tuktabna |
yuktabna |
Etymology 2
Form-II causative of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”).
Verb
كَتَّبَ • (kattaba) II, non-past يُكَتِّبُ (yukattibu) (causative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَتَّبَ
(form-II sound) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taktīb |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mukattib |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mukattab |
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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 |
kattabtu |
kattabta |
كَتَّبَ
kattaba |
كَتَّبْتُمَا
kattabtumā |
كَتَّبَا
kattabā |
kattabnā |
kattabtum |
kattabū |
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f |
kattabti |
kattabat |
كَتَّبَتَا
kattabatā |
kattabtunna |
kattabna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾukattibu |
tukattibu |
yukattibu |
تُكَتِّبَانِ
tukattibāni |
يُكَتِّبَانِ
yukattibāni |
nukattibu |
tukattibūna |
yukattibūna |
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f |
tukattibīna |
tukattibu |
تُكَتِّبَانِ
tukattibāni |
tukattibna |
yukattibna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾukattiba |
tukattiba |
yukattiba |
تُكَتِّبَا
tukattibā |
يُكَتِّبَا
yukattibā |
nukattiba |
tukattibū |
yukattibū |
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f |
tukattibī |
tukattiba |
تُكَتِّبَا
tukattibā |
tukattibna |
yukattibna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾukattib |
tukattib |
yukattib |
تُكَتِّبَا
tukattibā |
يُكَتِّبَا
yukattibā |
nukattib |
tukattibū |
yukattibū |
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f |
tukattibī |
tukattib |
تُكَتِّبَا
tukattibā |
tukattibna |
yukattibna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m | كَتِّبْ
kattib |
كَتِّبَا
kattibā |
kattibū |
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f |
kattibī |
kattibna |
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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 |
kuttibtu |
kuttibta |
كُتِّبَ
kuttiba |
كُتِّبْتُمَا
kuttibtumā |
كُتِّبَا
kuttibā |
kuttibnā |
kuttibtum |
kuttibū |
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f |
kuttibti |
kuttibat |
كُتِّبَتَا
kuttibatā |
kuttibtunna |
kuttibna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾukattabu |
tukattabu |
yukattabu |
تُكَتَّبَانِ
tukattabāni |
يُكَتَّبَانِ
yukattabāni |
nukattabu |
tukattabūna |
yukattabūna |
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f |
tukattabīna |
tukattabu |
تُكَتَّبَانِ
tukattabāni |
tukattabna |
yukattabna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾukattaba |
tukattaba |
yukattaba |
تُكَتَّبَا
tukattabā |
يُكَتَّبَا
yukattabā |
nukattaba |
tukattabū |
yukattabū |
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f |
tukattabī |
tukattaba |
تُكَتَّبَا
tukattabā |
tukattabna |
yukattabna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾukattab |
tukattab |
yukattab |
تُكَتَّبَا
tukattabā |
يُكَتَّبَا
yukattabā |
nukattab |
tukattabū |
yukattabū |
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f |
tukattabī |
tukattab |
تُكَتَّبَا
tukattabā |
tukattabna |
yukattabna |
Etymology 3
Inflected form.
Noun
كُتُب • (kutub) m pl
- plural of كِتَاب (kitāb)
Related terms
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Etymology 4
Noun
كِتٰب • (kitāb) m (plural كُتُب (kutub))
- Classical Arabic spelling of كِتَاب (kitāb)
Declension
Declension of noun كِتٰب (kitāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كِتٰب kitāb |
الْكِتٰب al-kitāb |
كِتٰب kitāb |
Nominative | كِتٰبٌ kitābun |
الْكِتٰبُ al-kitābu |
كِتٰبُ kitābu |
Accusative | كِتٰبًا kitāban |
الْكِتٰبَ al-kitāba |
كِتٰبَ kitāba |
Genitive | كِتٰبٍ kitābin |
الْكِتٰبِ al-kitābi |
كِتٰبِ kitābi |
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From the root ك ت ب (k-t-b).
Verb
كتب • (kátab) (perfect, imperfect يكتب (yíktib), Verb form I)
- to write
Conjugation
conjugation of كتب —verb form i
verbal noun | ||||||||
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active participle | كاتب (kātib) | |||||||
passive participle | مكتوب (maktūb) | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | كتبت (katábt) |
كتبت (katábt) |
كتب (kátab) |
كتبنا (katábna) |
كتبتوا (katábtu) |
كتبوا (kátabu) |
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f | كتبتي (katábti) |
كتبت (kátabit) |
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present subjunctive |
m | اكتب (áktib) |
تكتب (tíktib) |
يكتب (yíktib) |
نكتب (níktib) |
تكتبوا (tiktibu) |
يكتبوا (yiktíbu) |
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f | تكتبي (tiktíbi) |
تكتب (tíktib) |
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present indicative |
m | بكتب (báktib) |
بتكتب (bitíktib) |
بيكتب (biyíktib) |
بنكتب (biníktib) |
بتكتبوا (bitiktíbu) |
بيكتبوا (biyiktíbu) |
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f | بتكتبي (bitiktíbi) |
بتكتب (bitíktib) |
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future | m | حكتب (ħáktib) |
حتكتب (ħatíktib) |
حيكتب (ħayíktib) |
حنكتب (ħaníktib) |
حتكتبوا (ħatiktíbu) |
حيكتبوا (ħayiktíbu) |
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f | حتكتبي (ħatiktíbi) |
حتكتب (ħatíktib) |
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imperative | m | اكتب (iktib) |
اكتبوا (iktíbu) |
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f | اكتبي (iktíbi) |