Arabic for written

maktuub
ﻣَﻜﺘُﻮﺏ
written – masculine singular

The Arabic word for written is pronounced maktuub and written ﻣَﻜﺘُﻮﺏ.

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The Arabic word word for written can also be conjugated:

makaatiib
ﻣَﻜَﺎﺗِﻴﺐ
written – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: passive participle

Using the word written

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Important letters:
The root of the word written consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, ta that is written and pronounced t and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of written

ﻣَﻜﺘُﻮﺏ
ﻣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ـﻮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
mim
m
kaf
k
ta
t
waw
w
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for written consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w. The letter beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻜﺘُﻮﺏ and pronounced maktuub.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for written

maf3uul becomes maktuub

We have seen that the Arabic word for written is written ﻣَﻜﺘُﻮﺏ and pronounced maktuub. It follows the pattern passive participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3uul and the root letters are k, t and b, the word becomes maktuub.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as written