كاتب

See also: کاتب

Arabic

Root
ك ت ب (k-t-b)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.ta.ba/

Verb

كَاتَبَ • (kātaba) III, non-past يُكَاتِبُ‎ (yukātibu)

1. to keep up a correspondence, to correspond with

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَاتَبَ

(form-III sound)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مُكَاتَبَة or كِتَاب mukātaba or kitāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُكَاتِب mukātib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُكَاتَب mukātab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَاتَبْتُ kātabtu	كَاتَبْتَ kātabta	كَاتَبَ kātaba		كَاتَبْتُمَا kātabtumā	كَاتَبَا kātabā		كَاتَبْنَا kātabnā	كَاتَبْتُمْ kātabtum	كَاتَبُوا kātabū
	f		كَاتَبْتِ kātabti	كَاتَبَتْ kātabat			كَاتَبَتَا kātabatā			كَاتَبْتُنَّ kātabtunna	كَاتَبْنَ kātabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَاتِبُ ʔukātibu	تُكَاتِبُ tukātibu	يُكَاتِبُ yukātibu		تُكَاتِبَانِ tukātibāni	يُكَاتِبَانِ yukātibāni		نُكَاتِبُ nukātibu	تُكَاتِبُونَ tukātibūna	يُكَاتِبُونَ yukātibūna
	f		تُكَاتِبِينَ tukātibīna	تُكَاتِبُ tukātibu			تُكَاتِبَانِ tukātibāni			تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَاتِبَ ʔukātiba	تُكَاتِبَ tukātiba	يُكَاتِبَ yukātiba		تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	يُكَاتِبَا yukātibā		نُكَاتِبَ nukātiba	تُكَاتِبُوا tukātibū	يُكَاتِبُوا yukātibū
	f		تُكَاتِبِي tukātibī	تُكَاتِبَ tukātiba			تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā			تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَاتِبْ ʔukātib	تُكَاتِبْ tukātib	يُكَاتِبْ yukātib		تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā	يُكَاتِبَا yukātibā		نُكَاتِبْ nukātib	تُكَاتِبُوا tukātibū	يُكَاتِبُوا yukātibū
	f		تُكَاتِبِي tukātibī	تُكَاتِبْ tukātib			تُكَاتِبَا tukātibā			تُكَاتِبْنَ tukātibna	يُكَاتِبْنَ yukātibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَاتِبْ kātib			كَاتِبَا kātibā				كَاتِبُوا kātibū
	f		كَاتِبِي kātibī							كَاتِبْنَ kātibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	كُوتِبَ kūtiba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبُ yukātabu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبَ yukātaba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُكَاتَبْ yukātab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”). Compare Hebrew כותב.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.tib/
• Rhymes: -ib

Adjective

كَاتِب • (kātib) (feminine كَاتِبَة (kātiba), masculine plural كَاتِبُونَ (kātibūna) or كُتَّاب (kuttāb) or كَتَبَة (kataba), feminine plural كَاتِبَات (kātibāt))

1. active participle of كَتَبَ (kataba): writing

Declension

Declension of adjective كَاتِب (kātib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِب kātib	الْكَاتِب al-kātib	كَاتِبَة kātiba	الْكَاتِبَة al-kātiba
Nominative	كَاتِبٌ kātibun	الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu	كَاتِبَةٌ kātibatun	الْكَاتِبَةُ al-kātibatu
Accusative	كَاتِبًا kātiban	الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba	كَاتِبَةً kātibatan	الْكَاتِبَةَ al-kātibata
Genitive	كَاتِبٍ kātibin	الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi	كَاتِبَةٍ kātibatin	الْكَاتِبَةِ al-kātibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn	الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn	كَاتِبَتَيْن kātibatayn	الْكَاتِبَتَيْن al-kātibatayn
Nominative	كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni	الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni	كَاتِبَتَانِ kātibatāni	الْكَاتِبَتَانِ al-kātibatāni
Accusative	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَتَيْنِ kātibatayni	الْكَاتِبَتَيْنِ al-kātibatayni
Genitive	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَتَيْنِ kātibatayni	الْكَاتِبَتَيْنِ al-kātibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَاتِبِين‎; كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kātibīn‎; kuttāb‎; kataba	الْكَاتِبِين‎; الْكُتَّاب‎; الْكَتَبَة al-kātibīn‎; al-kuttāb‎; al-kataba	كَاتِبَات kātibāt	الْكَاتِبَات al-kātibāt
Nominative	كَاتِبُونَ‎; كُتَّابٌ‎; كَتَبَةٌ kātibūna‎; kuttābun‎; katabatun	الْكَاتِبُونَ‎; الْكُتَّابُ‎; الْكَتَبَةُ al-kātibūna‎; al-kuttābu‎; al-katabatu	كَاتِبَاتٌ kātibātun	الْكَاتِبَاتُ al-kātibātu
Accusative	كَاتِبِينَ‎; كُتَّابًا‎; كَتَبَةً kātibīna‎; kuttāban‎; katabatan	الْكَاتِبِينَ‎; الْكُتَّابَ‎; الْكَتَبَةَ al-kātibīna‎; al-kuttāba‎; al-katabata	كَاتِبَاتٍ kātibātin	الْكَاتِبَاتِ al-kātibāti
Genitive	كَاتِبِينَ‎; كُتَّابٍ‎; كَتَبَةٍ kātibīna‎; kuttābin‎; katabatin	الْكَاتِبِينَ‎; الْكُتَّابِ‎; الْكَتَبَةِ al-kātibīna‎; al-kuttābi‎; al-katabati	كَاتِبَاتٍ kātibātin	الْكَاتِبَاتِ al-kātibāti

Derived terms

• آلَة كَاتِبَة (ʔāla kātiba)

Noun

كَاتِب • (kātib) m (plural كُتَّاب (kuttāb) or كَتَبَة (kataba), feminine كَاتِبَة (kātiba))

1. writer; author

   Synonym: مُؤَلِّف (muʔallif)

2. copyist

   Synonym: ناسِخ (nāsiḵ)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:283:

     وَإِن كُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا كَاتِبًا فَرِهَانٌ مَّقْبُوضَةٌ

     wa-ʾin kuntum ʿalā safarin wa-lam tajidū kātiban farihānun mmaqbūḍatun

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. clerk

Declension

Declension of noun كَاتِب (kātib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاتِب kātib	الْكَاتِب al-kātib	كَاتِب kātib
Nominative	كَاتِبٌ kātibun	الْكَاتِبُ al-kātibu	كَاتِبُ kātibu
Accusative	كَاتِبًا kātiban	الْكَاتِبَ al-kātiba	كَاتِبَ kātiba
Genitive	كَاتِبٍ kātibin	الْكَاتِبِ al-kātibi	كَاتِبِ kātibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاتِبَيْن kātibayn	الْكَاتِبَيْن al-kātibayn	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Nominative	كَاتِبَانِ kātibāni	الْكَاتِبَانِ al-kātibāni	كَاتِبَا kātibā
Accusative	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Genitive	كَاتِبَيْنِ kātibayni	الْكَاتِبَيْنِ al-kātibayni	كَاتِبَيْ kātibay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kuttāb‎; kataba	الْكُتَّاب‎; الْكَتَبَة al-kuttāb‎; al-kataba	كُتَّاب‎; كَتَبَة kuttāb‎; katabat
Nominative	كُتَّابٌ‎; كَتَبَةٌ kuttābun‎; katabatun	الْكُتَّابُ‎; الْكَتَبَةُ al-kuttābu‎; al-katabatu	كُتَّابُ‎; كَتَبَةُ kuttābu‎; katabatu
Accusative	كُتَّابًا‎; كَتَبَةً kuttāban‎; katabatan	الْكُتَّابَ‎; الْكَتَبَةَ al-kuttāba‎; al-katabata	كُتَّابَ‎; كَتَبَةَ kuttāba‎; katabata
Genitive	كُتَّابٍ‎; كَتَبَةٍ kuttābin‎; katabatin	الْكُتَّابِ‎; الْكَتَبَةِ al-kuttābi‎; al-katabati	كُتَّابِ‎; كَتَبَةِ kuttābi‎; katabati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: katib
• → Chagatai: کاتب
  • Uyghur: كاتىپ (katip)
  • Uzbek: kotib
• → Malay: katib
• → Ottoman Turkish: كاتب (kâtib)
  • Turkish: kâtip
• → Persian: کاتب (kâteb)
• → Punjabi: کاتِب (kātib)
• → Turkmen: kätip
• → Tajik: котиб (kotib)
• → Urdu: کاتِب (kātib)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

Noun

كاتِب • (kâtib) (plural كُتّاب (küttâb))

1. secretary, especially in a government office
2. clerk
3. writer

Derived terms

• كاتبلك (katiblik)

Descendants

• Turkish: kâtip

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كاتب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1004a
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كاتب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1513