Where does “kitab” come from?

kitab (Maguindanao) comes from Malay kitab, from Arabic كِتَاب, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

kitab (Maguindanao): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “kitab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykitabbook; holy book, sacred writing, scripture; code,...
2Arabicكِتَابbook
3ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Arabic ت →Every word from Arabic كِتَاب →Every word from Malay kitab →
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