كاتب

See also: کاتب

Arabic

Root
ك ت ب (k-t-b)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː.ta.ba/

Verb

كَاتَبَ • (kātaba) III, non-past يُكَاتِبُ‎ (yukātibu)

to keep up a correspondence, to correspond with

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَاتَبَ

(form-III sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					مُكَاتَبَة or كِتَاب mukātaba or kitāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَاتِب mukātib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَاتَب mukātab
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَاتَبْتُ kātabtu	كَاتَبْتَ kātabta	كَاتَبَ kātaba	كَاتَبْتُمَا kātabtumā	كَاتَبَا kātabā	كَاتَبْنَا kātabnā	كَاتَبْتُمْ kātabtum	كَاتَبُوا kātabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَاتَبْتُ kātabtu	كَاتَبْتِ kātabti	كَاتَبَتْ kātabat	كَاتَبْتُمَا kātabtumā	كَاتَبَتَا kātabatā	كَاتَبْنَا kātabnā	كَاتَبْتُنَّ kātabtunna	كَاتَبْنَ kātabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَاتِبُ ʔukātibu	تُكَاتِبُ tukātibu	يُكَاتِبُ yukātibu	تُكَاتِبَانِ tukātibāni	يُكَاتِبَانِ yukātibāni	نُكَاتِبُ nukātibu	تُكَاتِبُونَ tukātibūna	يُكَاتِبُونَ yukātibūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَاتِبُ ʔukātibu	تُكَاتِبِينَ tukātibīna	تُكَاتِبُ tukātibu	تُكَاتِبَانِ tukātibāni	تُكَاتِبَانِ tukātibāni	نُكَاتِبُ nukātibu	تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَاتِبَ ʔukātiba	تُكَاتِبَ tukātiba	يُكَاتِبَ yukātiba	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	يُكَاتِبَا yukātibā	نُكَاتِبَ nukātiba	تُكَاتِبُوا tukātibū	يُكَاتِبُوا yukātibū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَاتِبَ ʔukātiba	تُكَاتِبِي tukātibī	تُكَاتِبَ tukātiba	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	نُكَاتِبَ nukātiba	تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَاتِبْ ʔukātib	تُكَاتِبْ tukātib	يُكَاتِبْ yukātib	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	يُكَاتِبَا yukātibā	نُكَاتِبْ nukātib	تُكَاتِبُوا tukātibū	يُكَاتِبُوا yukātibū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَاتِبْ ʔukātib	تُكَاتِبِي tukātibī	تُكَاتِبْ tukātib	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	نُكَاتِبْ nukātib	تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَاتِبْ kātib		كَاتِبَا kātibā			كَاتِبُوا kātibū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَاتِبِي kātibī		كَاتِبَا kātibā			كَاتِبْنَ kātibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	كُوتِبَ kūtiba	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبُ yukātabu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبَ yukātaba	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبْ yukātab	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”). Compare Hebrew כותב.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː.tib/
Rhymes: -ib

Adjective

كَاتِب • (kātib) (feminine كَاتِبَة (kātiba), masculine plural كَاتِبُونَ (kātibūna) or كُتَّاب (kuttāb) or كَتَبَة (kataba), feminine plural كَاتِبَات (kātibāt))

active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba): writing

Declension

Declension of adjective كَاتِب (kātib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِب kātib	الْكَاتِب al-kātib	كَاتِبَة kātiba	الْكَاتِبَة al-kātiba
Nominative	كَاتِبٌ kātibun	الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu	كَاتِبَةٌ kātibatun	الْكَاتِبَةُ al-kātibatu
Accusative	كَاتِبًا kātiban	الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba	كَاتِبَةً kātibatan	الْكَاتِبَةَ al-kātibata
Genitive	كَاتِبٍ kātibin	الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi	كَاتِبَةٍ kātibatin	الْكَاتِبَةِ al-kātibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn	الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn	كَاتِبَتَيْن kātibatayn	الْكَاتِبَتَيْن al-kātibatayn
Nominative	كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni	الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni	كَاتِبَتَانِ kātibatāni	الْكَاتِبَتَانِ al-kātibatāni
Accusative	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَتَيْنِ kātibatayni	الْكَاتِبَتَيْنِ al-kātibatayni
Genitive	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَتَيْنِ kātibatayni	الْكَاتِبَتَيْنِ al-kātibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِبِين‎; كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kātibīn‎; kuttāb‎; kataba	الْكَاتِبِين‎; الْكُتَّاب‎; الْكَتَبَة al-kātibīn‎; al-kuttāb‎; al-kataba	كَاتِبَات kātibāt	الْكَاتِبَات al-kātibāt
Nominative	كَاتِبُونَ‎; كُتَّابٌ‎; كَتَبَةٌ kātibūna‎; kuttābun‎; katabatun	الْكَاتِبُونَ‎; الْكُتَّابُ‎; الْكَتَبَةُ al-kātibūna‎; al-kuttābu‎; al-katabatu	كَاتِبَاتٌ kātibātun	الْكَاتِبَاتُ al-kātibātu
Accusative	كَاتِبِينَ‎; كُتَّابًا‎; كَتَبَةً kātibīna‎; kuttāban‎; katabatan	الْكَاتِبِينَ‎; الْكُتَّابَ‎; الْكَتَبَةَ al-kātibīna‎; al-kuttāba‎; al-katabata	كَاتِبَاتٍ kātibātin	الْكَاتِبَاتِ al-kātibāti
Genitive	كَاتِبِينَ‎; كُتَّابٍ‎; كَتَبَةٍ kātibīna‎; kuttābin‎; katabatin	الْكَاتِبِينَ‎; الْكُتَّابِ‎; الْكَتَبَةِ al-kātibīna‎; al-kuttābi‎; al-katabati	كَاتِبَاتٍ kātibātin	الْكَاتِبَاتِ al-kātibāti

Derived terms

آلَة كَاتِبَة (ʔāla kātiba)

Noun

كَاتِب • (kātib) m (plural كُتَّاب (kuttāb) or كَتَبَة (kataba), feminine كَاتِبَة (kātiba))

writer; author
Synonym: مُؤَلِّف (muʔallif)
copyist
Synonym: ناسِخ (nāsiḵ)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:283:
  وَإِن كُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا كَاتِبًا فَرِهَانٌ مَّقْبُوضَةٌ
  wa-ʾin kuntum ʿalā safarin wa-lam tajidū kātiban farihānun mmaqbūḍatun
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
clerk

Declension

Declension of noun كَاتِب (kātib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاتِب kātib	الْكَاتِب al-kātib	كَاتِب kātib
Nominative	كَاتِبٌ kātibun	الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu	كَاتِبُ kātibu
Accusative	كَاتِبًا kātiban	الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba	كَاتِبَ kātiba
Genitive	كَاتِبٍ kātibin	الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi	كَاتِبِ kātibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn	الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Nominative	كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni	الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni	كَاتِبَا kātibā
Accusative	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Genitive	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kuttāb‎; kataba	الْكُتَّاب‎; الْكَتَبَة al-kuttāb‎; al-kataba	كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kuttāb‎; katabat
Nominative	كُتَّابٌ‎; كَتَبَةٌ kuttābun‎; katabatun	الْكُتَّابُ‎; الْكَتَبَةُ al-kuttābu‎; al-katabatu	كُتَّابُ‎; كَتَبَةُ kuttābu‎; katabatu
Accusative	كُتَّابًا‎; كَتَبَةً kuttāban‎; katabatan	الْكُتَّابَ‎; الْكَتَبَةَ al-kuttāba‎; al-katabata	كُتَّابَ‎; كَتَبَةَ kuttāba‎; katabata
Genitive	كُتَّابٍ‎; كَتَبَةٍ kuttābin‎; katabatin	الْكُتَّابِ‎; الْكَتَبَةِ al-kuttābi‎; al-katabati	كُتَّابِ‎; كَتَبَةِ kuttābi‎; katabati

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: katib
→ Chagatai: کاتب
- Uyghur: كاتىپ (katip)
- Uzbek: kotib
→ Malay: katib
→ Ottoman Turkish: كاتب (kâtib)
- Turkish: kâtip
→ Persian: کاتب (kâteb)
→ Punjabi: کاتِب (kātib)
→ Turkmen: kätip
→ Tajik: котиб (kotib)
→ Urdu: کاتِب (kātib)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

Noun

كاتِب • (kâtib) (plural كُتّاب (küttâb))

secretary, especially in a government office
clerk
writer

Derived terms

كاتبلك (katiblik)

Descendants

Turkish: kâtip

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كاتب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1004a
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كاتب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1513

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