مکتب

See also: مكتب and مكثت

Azerbaijani

Noun

مکتب (məktəb) (definite accusative مکتبی (məktəbi), plural مکتبلر (məktəblər))

  1. Arabic spelling of məktəb

Declension

Malay

Noun

مکتب (plural مکتب-مکتب or مکتب٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of maktab.‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? maktab
Dari reading? maktab
Iranian reading? maktab
Tajik reading? maktab

Noun

مکتب • (maktab) (plural مکتب‌ها (maktab-hā / maktab-hâ), or مکاتب (makātib / makâteb), Tajik spelling мактаб)

  1. (Dari) school (educational institution)
    Synonym: مدرسه (madrasa / madrase) (Iran)
    مَن بِدُونِ خوَاهَرَم بَه مَکْتَب نَمی‌رَوَم. (Dari)
    man bidūn-i xāharam ba maktab namē-rawam.
    I'm not going to school without my sister.
  2. maktab (traditional Qur'anic school)
  3. school of thought, ideology
    مکتب کنفوسیوس
    maktab-i kunfusiyus / maktab-e konfosiyos
    the Confucian school; Confucian ideology
    مکتب فرانکفورتmaktab-i firānkfurt / maktab-e ferânkfortthe Frankfurt school

Usage notes

  • In Iran, مکتب (maktab) specifically refers to traditional Qur'an-teaching schools which are now obsolete, and the word for modern schools is مدرسه (madrasa / madrase). In Afghanistan, however, مکتب (maktab) is used to refer to modern schools as well.

Derived terms

  • مکتبی (maktabī / maktabi)

Descendants

  • Bashkir: мәктәп (məktəp)
  • Bengali: মকতব (moktob)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: मकतब (maktab)
    Urdu: مَکْتَب (maktab)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਕਤਬ (maktab)
    Shahmukhi script: مكتب
  • Turkmen: mekdep
  • Uzbek: maktab

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَکْتَب (maktab), froml Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَکْتَب • (maktabm (Hindi spelling मकतब)

  1. school, maktab
  2. primary school
  3. school of thought
    Synonyms: مَدْرَسَہ (madrasa), دَبِسْتَان (dabistān)