Where does “کتاب” come from?
کتاب (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian کِتَاب, from Arabic كتاب, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Ancestry of “کتاب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | کِتَاب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كتاب | verbal noun of كَتَبَ; verbal noun of كَاتَبَ;... |
| 3 | Arabic | ت | Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of... |