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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry كتب

كَتَبَ(n. ac. كَتْب كِتْبَة كِتَاْب كِتَاْبَة) a. Wrote. b. Was a writer, scribe. c. ['An], Wrote down what he had heard from; wrote at the dictation of. d. [Ila & Bi], Wrote to .... about. e.(n. ac. كِتَاْب), Prescribed, ordained, instituted; ordered. f. [acc. & 'Ala], Prescribed, ordained for, enjoined upon; ordered to do. g. [pass.] ['Ala], Was prescribed, ordained for; was made incumbent upon. h. [Bi], Ordered to be paid ( costs: judge ). i. [La], Destined for, gave to. j.(n. ac. كَتْب), Drew together, conjoined, closed; sewed, stitched bound together. k. see II (c) (d). كَتَّبَa. see I (a)b. Taught writing, calligraphy to. c. Tied the udder of (camel). d. Mustered (squadrons). كَاْتَبَa. Wrote to, corresponded with. b. Made a contract with. b. Made a contract with. أَكْتَبَa. Dictated to. b. see I (j) & II (b), (d). تَكَتَّبَa. Girded himself. b. Was mustered, formed into squadrons ( army). تَكَاْتَبَa. Corresponded together. b. Made a contract together. إِكْتَتَبَa. see I (a) c. [Fī], Registered, inscribed, enrolled himself in. d. Was registered, inscribed, enrolled. e. Asked to dictate. f. Wanted to have written (book). g. Was suppressed (urine); was constipated. إِسْتَكْتَبَa. Asked to write; dictated to. b. Sewed (skin). كِتْبَةa. Mode, manner of writing. b. Transcription, copying. كُتْبَة (pl. كُتَب) a. Thong. b. Stitch, suture, seam. كُتُبِيّa. Bookseller; librarian. مَكْتَب (pl. مَكَاْتِبُ) a. School, writing-school. b. Office, bureau. مَكْتَبَة (pl. مَكَاْتِبُ) a. Library. مِكْتَبَة a. [ coll. ], Desk. كَاْتِب (pl. كَتَبَة كُتَّاْب & reg. ) a. Writer; scribe; author; learned man, savant. b. Secretary, amanuensis; clerk. كِتَاْب (pl. كُتْب كُتُب 10) a. Writing; book, volume; letter; record, register; contract. b. [art.], Sacred Writings, Scriptures: the Pentateuch, Old Testament; the Gospel; the Kurān. c. Decree, ordinance, statute, prescript; prescription; sentence. d. Receptacle for ink. كِتَاْبَةa. The art of writing, calligraphy, penmanship. b. Writing: deed, document; letter; warrant, mandate; edict; order. c. Inscription. كَتِيْبa. Sewn, stitched; closed. كَتِيْبَةa. see 23t (b)b. (pl. كَتَاْئِبُ), Regiment, battalion; squadron; detachment, division; corps; force, army. كُتَّاْب (pl. كَتَاْتِيْبُ) a. see 17 (a)b. Small, roundheaded arrow ( for boys ). N. P. كَتڤبَ (pl. مَكَاْتِيْبُ) a. Written: letter, missive, epistle. N. Ag. كَتَّبَa. see N. Ag. IV N. P. كَتَّبَa. Partly eaten ( bunch of grapes & c. ). N. Ag. كَاْتَبَa. Correspondent. N. Ac. كَاْتَبَ a. Correspondence. N. Ag. أَكْتَبَa. Writing-master; calligraphist, penman. N. P. أَكْتَبَa. see 25 N. P. إِكْتَتَبَa. Inscribed. b. see 25 مُكْتَوْتِب a. Swollen, full. أَهْل كِتَابٍ a. People having a revealed scripture. أَهْل الكِتَابِ a. The people of the Bible. كَاتِب السِّر a. Private secretary; Privy Councilor.