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book in Arabic

كِتَاب kitāb

/bʊk/

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British/bɵk/

book in Arabic: كِتَاب (kitāb), سِفْر (sifr), كتاب (ketāb), سِجِل (sijil). In English, book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Arabic words for book

collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material
كِتَاب kitāb, سِفْر sifr, كتاب ketāb
major division of a published work, larger than a chapter
سِفْر sifr
record of betting
سِجِل sijil
usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business
سِجِلّ sijill
to reserve
حَجَزَ ḥajaza

English meaning of book

  1. noun A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
  2. noun A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
  3. noun A major division of a long work.
  4. noun A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

Full definition of book

book in a sentence

  • She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
  • He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
  • I have three copies of his first book.

Synonyms of book

All synonyms of book

book in other languages

Questions about book in Arabic

What is the meaning of book in Arabic?
Book in Arabic is كِتَاب (kitāb), سِفْر (sifr), كتاب (ketāb), سِجِل (sijil).
ما معنى كلمة book؟
Book: كِتَاب (kitāb), سِفْر (sifr), كتاب (ketāb), سِجِل (sijil).
What does book mean in English?
Book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: book (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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