Base Forms
Infinitive
kataba
Root
ktb
Conjugation
1
Base Forms
Related Verbs
Arabic
كَتَبَ.
Gulf Arabic
كَتَب.
Egyptian Arabic
كَتَب.
Imperfect
| Sing. 1 | أَكْتِبُ |
| Sing. 2m | تَكْتِبُ |
| Sing. 2f | تَكْتِبِينَ |
| Sing. 3m | يَكْتِبُ |
| Sing. 3f | تَكْتِبُ |
| Dual 2 | تَكْتِبَانِ |
| Dual 3m | يَكْتِبَانِ |
| Dual 3f | تَكْتِبَانِ |
| Plur. 1 | نَكْتِبُ |
| Plur. 2m | تَكْتِبُونَ |
| Plur. 2f | تَكْتِبْنَ |
| Plur. 3m | يَكْتِبُونَ |
| Plur. 3f | يَكْتِبْنَ |
| Sing. 1 | ʾaktibu |
| Sing. 2m | taktibu |
| Sing. 2f | taktibīna |
| Sing. 3m | yaktibu |
| Sing. 3f | taktibu |
| Dual 2 | taktibāni |
| Dual 3m | yaktibāni |
| Dual 3f | taktibāni |
| Plur. 1 | naktibu |
| Plur. 2m | taktibūna |
| Plur. 2f | taktibna |
| Plur. 3m | yaktibūna |
| Plur. 3f | yaktibna |
Perfect
| Sing. 1 | كَتَبْتُ |
| Sing. 2m | كَتَبْتَ |
| Sing. 2f | كَتَبْتِ |
| Sing. 3m | كَتَبَ |
| Sing. 3f | كَتَبَتْ |
| Dual 2 | كَتَبْتُمَا |
| Dual 3m | كَتَبَا |
| Dual 3f | كَتَبَتَا |
| Plur. 1 | كَتَبْنَا |
| Plur. 2m | كَتَبْتُمْ |
| Plur. 2f | كَتَبْتُنَّ |
| Plur. 3m | كَتَبُوا |
| Plur. 3f | كَتَبْنَ |
| Sing. 1 | katabtu |
| Sing. 2m | katabta |
| Sing. 2f | katabti |
| Sing. 3m | kataba |
| Sing. 3f | katabat |
| Dual 2 | katabtumā |
| Dual 3m | katabā |
| Dual 3f | katabatā |
| Plur. 1 | katabnā |
| Plur. 2m | katabtum |
| Plur. 2f | katabtunna |
| Plur. 3m | katabū |
| Plur. 3f | katabna |
Verbs conjugated like kataba[a-i]
$a*3a[a-i],
$a*aba[a-i],
$aAEa[a-i],
$aAHa[a-i],
$aATa[a-i],
$aAZa[a-i],
$aAba[a-i],
$aAda,
$aAha[a-i],
$aAla[a-i],
$aAma,
$aAna[a-i],
$aAqa[a-i],
$aAxa,
$aAya,
$aE3a[a-i],
$aH3a[a-i],
$aHaja,
$aS3a[a-i],
$aSara[a-i], etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
Translations
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Quran References
Verses in the Quran with the verb root 'كتب': (2:79) يَكْتُبُونَ, (2:79) كَتَبَتْ, (2:178) كُتِبَ, (2:180) كُتِبَ, (2:183) كُتِبَ, (2:183) كُتِبَ, (2:187) كَتَبَ, (2:216) كُتِبَ, (2:246) كُتِبَ, (2:246) كُتِبَ, (2:282) فَٱكْتُبُوهُ, (2:282) وَلْيَكْتُب, (2:282) يَكْتُبَ, (2:282) فَلْيَكْتُبْ, (2:282) تَكْتُبُوهُ, (2:282) تَكْتُبُوهَا, (3:53) فَٱكْتُبْنَا, (3:154) كُتِبَ, (3:181) سَنَكْتُبُ, (4:66) كَتَبْنَا, (4:77) كُتِبَ, (4:77) كَتَبْتَ, (4:81) يَكْتُبُ, (4:127) كُتِبَ, (5:21) كَتَبَ, (5:32) كَتَبْنَا, (5:45) وَكَتَبْنَا, (5:83) فَٱكْتُبْنَا, (6:12) كَتَبَ, (6:54) كَتَبَ, (7:145) وَكَتَبْنَا, (7:156) وَٱكْتُبْ, (7:156) فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا, (9:51) كَتَبَ, (9:120) كُتِبَ, (9:121) كُتِبَ, (10:21) يَكْتُبُونَ, (19:79) سَنَكْتُبُ, (21:105) كَتَبْنَا, (22:4) كُتِبَ, (24:33) فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ, (25:5) ٱكْتَتَبَهَا, (36:12) وَنَكْتُبُ, (43:19) سَتُكْتَبُ, (43:80) يَكْتُبُونَ, (52:41) يَكْتُبُونَ, (57:27) كَتَبْنَٰهَا, (58:21) كَتَبَ, (58:22) كَتَبَ, (59:3) كَتَبَ, (68:47) يَكْتُبُونَ