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maktab

maktab noun: a traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.

Noun

maktab (plural maktabs)

  1. A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
    Synonyms:
    kuttab

maktab meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

maktab in Hindi

Islamic elementary school
मकतब maktab

maktab in Urdu

Islamic elementary school
مَکْتَب maktab

maktab in Bengali

Islamic elementary school
মকতব moktob

maktab in Punjabi

Islamic elementary school
ਮਕਤਬ maktab
More languagesFewer languages
maktab in Pashto
مکتب maktáb
maktab in Arabic
مَكْتَب maktab, كُتَّاب kuttāb
maktab in Malay
maktab
maktab in Indonesian
maktab

Synonyms of maktab

Forms of maktab

pluralmaktabs
alternative formmaqtab

Origin of maktab

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).

Questions about maktab

What does maktab mean?
Maktab means a traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
What is maktab in Hindi?
Maktab in Hindi is मकतब (maktab). See Maktab meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is maktab?
Maktab is a noun.
What is the plural of maktab?
The plural of maktab is maktabs.

Words near maktab in the dictionary

  1. maks
  2. Maksim
  3. Maksutov telescope
  4. Maksutov telescopes
  5. maktaaq
  6. maktab
  7. maktabs
  8. maktak
  9. Maku
  10. Makua
  11. Makueni

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