كتب
k-t-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root كتب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root كَتَبَ primarily means "to write." It also signifies "to prescribe, appoint, or ordain," especially by God, making something obligatory.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
k-t-b
Listen:
ٱلْكِتَٰبِ
98:6
Root letters:
ك — ت — ب
Word Family Tree (48 forms)
All word forms derived from the root كتب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 176×
Verb 24×
Concordance — 200 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root كتب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (164) · Verb (23)
Noun (164 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:1
Noun
الۤرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَایَـٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِیمِ ١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book
Jonah 10:37
Noun
وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ أَن یُفۡتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصۡدِیقَ ٱلَّذِی بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهِ وَتَفۡصِیلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah , but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds
Jonah 10:61
Noun
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِی شَأۡنࣲ وَمَا تَتۡلُوا۟ مِنۡهُ مِن قُرۡءَانࣲ وَلَا تَعۡمَلُونَ مِنۡ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَیۡكُمۡ شُهُودًا إِذۡ تُفِیضُونَ فِیهِۚ وَمَا یَعۡزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثۡقَالِ ذَرَّةࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَلَاۤ أَصۡغَرَ مِن ذَ ٰلِكَ وَلَاۤ أَكۡبَرَ إِلَّا فِی كِتَـٰبࣲ مُّبِینٍ ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register
Jonah 10:94
Noun
فَإِن كُنتَ فِی شَكࣲّ مِّمَّاۤ أَنزَلۡنَاۤ إِلَیۡكَ فَسۡءَلِ ٱلَّذِینَ یَقۡرَءُونَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكَۚ لَقَدۡ جَاۤءَكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُمۡتَرِینَ ٩٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So if you are in doubt, [O Muhammad], about that which We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord, so never be among the doubters
Hud 11:1
Noun
الۤرۚ كِتَـٰبٌ أُحۡكِمَتۡ ءَایَـٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتۡ مِن لَّدُنۡ حَكِیمٍ خَبِیرٍ ١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Acquainted
Derived Forms (48)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْكِتَٰبِ | lkitabi | Noun | 43× | |
| ٱلْكِتَٰبَ | lkitaba | Noun | 43× | |
| كِتَٰبٌ | kitabun | Noun | 15× | |
| كِتَٰبٍ | kitabin | Noun | 14× | |
| كِتَٰبًا | kitabanā | Noun | 9× | |
| كَتَبَ | kataba | Verb | 6× | |
| ٱلْكِتَٰبُ | lkitabu | Noun | 6× | |
| كِتَٰبَهُۥ | kitabahu | Noun | 5× | |
| يَكْتُبُونَ | yaktubuwna | Verb | 4× | |
| كِتَٰبِ | kitabi | Noun | 4× |