People of the Book
People of the Book noun: non-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.
Noun
People of the Book pl (plural only)
- Non-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.
- Synonyms:
- People of the Scripture, Ahle Kitab, Ahl al-Kitab
People of the Book meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati
People of the Book in Hindi
- People of the Book
- अहल-ए-किताब ahal-e-kitāb
People of the Book in Urdu
- People of the Book
- اَہْلِ کِتاب ahl-i kitāb
People of the Book in Bengali
- People of the Book
- আহলে কেতাব ahle ketab
People of the Book in Gujarati
- People of the Book
- અહલેકિતાબ ahalekitāb
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- People of the Book in Arabic
- أَهْل الْكِتَابِ ʔahl al-kitābi
Synonyms of People of the Book
- People of the Scripture
- Ahle Kitab
- Ahl al-Kitab
Origin of People of the Book
Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb).
Questions about People of the Book
- What does People of the Book mean?
- People of the Book means non-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.
- What is People of the Book in Hindi?
- People of the Book in Hindi is अहल-ए-किताब (ahal-e-kitāb). See People of the Book meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is People of the Book?
- People of the Book is a noun.
Words near People of the Book in the dictionary
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