StudyRoot 3 of 13 in this field
ك-ت-ب
writing
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Words from this root
7 words in 7 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعَلَ كَتَبَ
to write
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- Present
- يَكْتُبُ
- Command
- اُكْتُبْ
فِعَال كِتَابٌ
book
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- Plural
- كُتُبٌ
فِعَالَة كِتَابَةٌ
writing
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فَاعِل كَاتِبٌ
writer; clerk
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- Plural
- كُتَّابٌ
- Feminine
- كَاتِبَةٌ
مَفْعَل مَكْتَبٌ
office; desk
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- Plural
- مَكَاتِبُ
مَفْعَلَة مَكْتَبَةٌ
library; bookshop
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- Plural
- مَكْتَبَاتٌ
مَفْعُول Done-to (passive participle of form I)
مَفْعُول = the thing it was done to
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written; (noun) a letter
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- Feminine
- مَكْتُوبَةٌ
How the patterns shape this root
The three letters ك ت ب always carry the idea of writing. كَتَبَ is the plain verb (write! is اُكْتُبْ), كِتَاب the thing written — a book — and كِتَابَة the activity. The pattern فَاعِل names the doer: كَاتِب, writer or clerk. مَفْعَل names the place: مَكْتَب, where writing happens, an office or a desk; add ة and you get a second place, مَكْتَبَة, the library. مَكْتُوب (مَفْعُول) is what was written.