"kitab" meaning in English

See kitab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kitabs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ar:كِتَاب|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ك ت ب", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "كِتَاب", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "kitab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="kitab"> Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). Head templates: {{en-noun}} kitab (plural kitabs)
  1. An Islamic book.

Inflected forms

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