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كاتِب
writer /ˈkaː.tib/
nounB1#1909 most common
Also: author, clerk, scribe
Example sentences
هٰذا كاتِبٌ.
This is a writer.
أَبي كاتِبٌ مَشهورٌ.
My father is a famous writer.
يَعمَلُ أَخي كاتِباً في الجَريدةِ.
My brother works as a writer at the newspaper.
قابَلْتُ الكاتِبَ الَّذي أَلَّفَ هٰذِهِ الرِّوايةَ.
I met the writer who wrote this novel.
يُعتَبَرُ هٰذا الكاتِبُ مِن أَبرَزِ كُتّابِ جيلِهِ.
This writer is considered one of the most prominent writers of his generation.
لا يَكفي أَن يَكونَ المَرءُ كاتِباً بارِعاً، بَل عَلَيهِ أَن يَحمِلَ رِسالةً صادِقةً.
It is not enough for a person to be a skilled writer; he must also carry a sincere message.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كاتِبٌ | كاتِبونَ / كُتّابٌ |
| Genitive | كاتِبٍ | كاتِبينَ / كُتّابٍ |
| Accusative | كاتِباً | كاتِبينَ / كُتّاباً |
| Vocative | يا كاتِبُ | يا كاتِبونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb كَتَبَ, "to write." It draws on the Semitic root k-t-b, which governs a wide family of words tied to writing and books. So a كاتِب is literally "one who writes."
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