Where does “maktab” come from?

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

maktab (Malay): school, college

Definitions

  1. school, college

Ancestry of “maktab”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maktab”

Every word from Arabic ت →
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