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مكتوب
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Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of the verb كَتَبَ (kataba, “to write”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
مَكْتُوب • (maktūb) (feminine مَكْتُوبَة (maktūba), masculine plural مَكْتُوبُونَ (maktūbūna), feminine plural مَكْتُوبَات (maktūbāt))
- written, written down, recorded
- fated, foreordained, destined
Declension
Synonyms
- محرر
- مدون
Noun
مَكْتُوب • (maktūb) m (plural مَكَاتِيب (makātīb))
- writing, something written
- message, note, letter
- destiny
- الْمَكْتُوب ― al-maktūb ― the predetermined course of events
Declension
Synonyms
- رِسَالَة (risāla)
Descendants
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Adjective
مكتوب • (mektûb) (feminine مكتوبه (mektûbe), plural مکتوبات (mektûbât))
Noun
مكتوب • (mektûb) (definite accusative مكتوبی (mektûbu, mektûbı), plural مکتاتيب (mektâtîb))
- letter
- مكتوب شكایت ― mektûb-ı şikâyet ― letter of complaint
Declension
Derived terms
- مكتوبجی (mektûbcu, “chief secretary of a ministry”)
- مكتوبلاشمق (mektûblaşmak, “to correspond by letters”)
- مكتوبی (mektûbî, “chief secretary of a ministry”)
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مكتوب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1954
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “مكتوب”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 724
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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
مكتوب • (maktūb) (feminine مكتوبة (maktūbe))
- passive participle of كتب (katab): written
Noun
مكتوب • (maktūb) m (plural مكاتيب (makātīb))
- letter (written message)
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