Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: kitab
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Islamic book.

Example Sentences

"[…] mystical works were virtually absent from the curriculum in the late nineteenth century, and the stress was on kitabs of Islamic law and Arabic grammar."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Inflected Forms

kitabs (plural)

Questions

What does kitab mean?: An Islamic book.
Where does kitab come from?: Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

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