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Where does “maktab” come from?

maktab (English) comes from Arabic مَكْتَب, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

maktab (English): A traditional Islamic elementary school,...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Islamic elementary school,...

Ancestry of “maktab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَكْتَبelementary school
2ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
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