Etymology

Ahle Kitab

Today it means: People of the Book Full definition →

Classical Persian اهل کتاب ← Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب
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  1. Arabic · derived fromأَهْل الْكِتَاب
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromاهل کتاب
  3. English todayAhle Kitab

From Classical Persian اهل کتاب (ahl-i kitāb), possibly via Urdu, from Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb).

Words from the same roots

Arabicأَهْل الْكِتَاب all →

People of the Book

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.