"People of the Book" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ar|أَهْل الْكِتَاب||}} Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=People of the Book}} People of the Book pl (plural only)
  1. (Islam) Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Islam Synonyms: People of the Scripture, Ahle Kitab [Persian, Urdu], Ahl al-Kitab [Arabic] Translations (Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion): أَهْل الْكِتَابِ (ʔahl al-kitābi) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), kitab əhli (Azerbaijani), gent del Llibre [feminine] (Catalan), mensen van het Boek [masculine, plural] (Dutch), gens du Livre [masculine, plural] (French), Leute der Schrift [plural] (German), અહલેકિતાબ (ahalekitāb) [masculine] (Gujarati), עַם הַסֵּפֶר ('am haséfer) [masculine] (Hebrew), 책의 사람들 (chaegui saramdeul) (Korean), wandru wahe Shio [class-2] (Ngazidja Comorian), Lud Księgi [masculine] (Polish), Watu wa Kitabu [class-2] (Swahili), bokens folk [neuter] (Swedish), اِہْلِ کِتاب (ihl-i kitāb) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-People_of_the_Book-en-noun-5hpuDJqA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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