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كِتاب

kitābun

book, scripture

কিতাব, গ্রন্থ

Root letters: ك ت بAppears 260 times in the Qur'an#48 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 5

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ك ت ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)كِتَـٰبٍۢ254 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)كُتُبٍۢ6 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْكِتَـٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba · 74 times
  • ٱلْكِتَـٰبِthe Bookl-kitābi · 73 times
  • كِتَـٰبٍۢ(the) Bookkitābin · 11 times
  • كِتَـٰبًۭا(at a) decreekitāban · 11 times
  • كِتَـٰبٌۭa Bookkitābun · 9 times
  • ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ(is) the bookl-kitābu · 8 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ك ت ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],

Surah 37:117 — Read full ayah

In a Register well-protected;.

Surah 56:78 — Read full ayah

Within which are correct writings [i.e., rulings and laws].

Surah 98:3 — Read full ayah