"ਕਿਤਾਬ" meaning in Punjabi

See ਕਿਤਾਬ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب (kitāb), from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). First attested as Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba). Compare Hindi किताब (kitāb). Etymology templates: {{root|pa|ar|ك ت ب}}, {{bor+|pa|fa-cls|کتاب|tr=kitāb}} Borrowed from Classical Persian کتاب (kitāb), {{der|pa|ar|كِتَاب}} Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), {{inh|pa|inc-opa|ਕਤੇਬ}} Old Punjabi ਕਤੇਬ (kateba), {{cog|hi|किताब}} Hindi किताब (kitāb) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=f|sha=کتاب}} ਕਿਤਾਬ • (kitāb) f (Shahmukhi spelling کتاب) Forms: kitāb [romanization], کتاب [Shahmukhi], no-table-tags [table-tags], ਕਿਤਾਬ [direct, singular], ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ [direct, plural], ਕਿਤਾਬ [oblique, singular], ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ [oblique, plural], ਕਿਤਾਬੇ [singular, vocative], ਕਿਤਾਬੋ [plural, vocative], ਕਿਤਾਬੋਂ [ablative, singular], ਕਿਤਾਬਿਆੰ [ablative, plural], ਕਿਤਾਬੇ [locative, singular], ਕਿਤਾਬੀਂ [locative, plural], ਕਿਤਾਬੇ [instrumental, singular], ਕਿਤਾਬੀਂ [instrumental, plural]
  1. book Wikipedia link: pa:ਕਿਤਾਬ Synonyms: ਪੁਸਤਕ Related terms: ਕਿਤਾਬੀ (kitābī) (english: bookish) [adjective], ਕਿਤਾਬ-ਘਰ (kitāba-ghar) (english: library) [masculine], ਕਿਤਾਬਚਾ (kitābcā) (english: booklet, pamphlet) [masculine], ਕਿਤਾਬਤ (kitābat) (english: calligraphy) [feminine]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "name": "pa-noun"
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Books",
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          "roman": "kitābī",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬੀ"
        },
        {
          "english": "library",
          "roman": "kitāba-ghar",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬ-ਘਰ"
        },
        {
          "english": "booklet, pamphlet",
          "roman": "kitābcā",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬਚਾ"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "kitābat",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬਤ"
        }
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      "form": "ਕਿਤਾਬ",
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      "form": "ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ਕਿਤਾਬਿਆੰ",
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    {
      "form": "ਕਿਤਾਬੇ",
      "roman": "kitābe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਕਿਤਾਬੀਂ",
      "roman": "kitābī̃",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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      "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬੀ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬ-ਘਰ"
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    {
      "english": "booklet, pamphlet",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬਚਾ"
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      "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬਤ"
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        "Punjabi lemmas",
        "Punjabi nouns",
        "Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script",
        "Punjabi nouns with declension",
        "Punjabi terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Arabic",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Classical Persian",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Old Punjabi",
        "Punjabi terms derived from the Arabic root ك ت ب",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Old Punjabi",
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  "word": "ਕਿਤਾਬ"
}

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