Meanings
nounmaktab (plural maktabs)
plural maktabs · alternative maqtab
- IslamA traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
Synonyms: kuttab
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nounA traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
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Origin
- Arabicمَكْتَب
- Englishmaktab
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).
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Arabic مَكْتَب, كُتَّاب
- مَكْتَب (maktab)Islamic elementary school
- كُتَّاب (kuttāb)Islamic elementary school
Bengali মকতব
- মকতব (moktob)Islamic elementary school
Finnish koraanikoulu
- koraanikouluIslamic elementary school
French mekteb
- mektebIslamic elementary school
Greek μακτάμπ
- μακτάμπ (maktámp)Islamic elementary school
Hindi मकतब
- मकतब (maktab)Islamic elementary school
Indonesian maktab
- maktabIslamic elementary school
Italian kuttab, maktab
- kuttabIslamic elementary school
- maktabIslamic elementary school
- scuola coranicaIslamic elementary school
Japanese マクタブ, クッターブ
- マクタブ (makutabu)Islamic elementary school
- クッターブ (kuttābu)Islamic elementary school
Malay maktab
- maktabIslamic elementary school
Punjabi ਮਕਤਬ
- ਮਕਤਬ (maktab)Islamic elementary school
Russian мекте́б
- мекте́б (mektɛ́b)Islamic elementary school
Turkish mektep
- mektepIslamic elementary school
Urdu مَکْتَب
- مَکْتَب (maktab)Islamic elementary school
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APA
maktab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maktab
MLA
“maktab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maktab. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maktab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maktab.
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