People of the Book

noun

Non-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.

Similar
People of the ScriptureAhle KitabAhl al-Kitab
OriginArabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب →
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Meanings

nounPeople of the Book pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyIslamNon-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.

    Synonyms: People of the Scripture, Ahle Kitab, Ahl al-Kitab, ahl al-kitab

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNon-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.

Similar
People of the ScriptureAhle KitabAhl al-Kitabahl al-kitab
Also see
ahl al-kitab

Origin

  1. Arabicأَهْل الْكِتَاب
  2. EnglishPeople of the Book

Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb).

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Translations

Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَابِ
  • أَهْل الْكِتَابِ (ʔahl al-kitābi)People of the Book
Bengali আহলে কেতাব
  • আহলে কেতাব (ahle ketab)People of the Book
Catalan gent del Llibre
  • gent del LlibrePeople of the Book
Chinese Mandarin 有經者 /有经者
  • 有經者 /有经者People of the Book
Dutch mensen van het Boek
  • mensen van het BoekPeople of the Book
French gens du Livre
  • gens du LivrePeople of the Book
German Leute der Schrift
  • Leute der SchriftPeople of the Book
Hebrew עַם הַסֵּפֶר
  • עַם הַסֵּפֶר ('am haséfer)People of the Book
Hindi अहल-ए-किताब
  • अहल-ए-किताब (ahal-e-kitāb)People of the Book
Japanese 啓典の民
  • 啓典の民 (Keiten no Min)People of the Book
Korean 성서(聖書)의 백성
  • 성서(聖書)의 백성 (seongseoui baekseong)People of the Book
Polish Lud Księgi
  • Lud KsięgiPeople of the Book
Swahili Watu wa Kitabu
  • Watu wa KitabuPeople of the Book
Swedish bokens folk
  • bokens folkPeople of the Book
Turkish ehlikitap, kitap ehli
  • ehlikitapPeople of the Book
  • kitap ehliPeople of the Book
Urdu اَہْلِ کِتاب
  • اَہْلِ کِتاب (ahl-i kitāb)People of the Book
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Chicago

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