"maktab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maktabs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k-t-b). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَكْتَب}} Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), {{ar-root|ك|ت|ب|nocat=1}} ك ت ب (k-t-b), {{root|en|ar|ك ت ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} maktab (plural maktabs)
  1. A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an. Translations (Islamic elementary school): মকতব (moktob) (Bengali), मकतब (maktab) (Hindi), maktab (Indonesian), マクタブ (makutabu) (Japanese), クッターブ (kuttābu) (Japanese), مکتب (maktab) (Urdu)

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