kitab

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noun

An Islamic book.

OriginArabic كِتَاب →
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Meanings

nounkitab (plural kitabs)

plural kitabs

  1. An Islamic book.

    […] mystical works were virtually absent from the curriculum in the late nineteenth century, and the stress was on kitabs of Islamic law and Arabic grammar.

    2011, Ronit Ricci, Islam Translated: Literature, Conversion, and the Arabic Cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia, page 96

Origin

  1. Arabicكِتَاب
  2. Arabicكِتَاب
  3. Englishkitab

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kitab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitab

MLA

“kitab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitab. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitab,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitab.

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