(كتاب) – Kita_bun – Arabic Word A Day

(كتاب) – kita_bun, pl. kutub (كتب)

Meanings

1. book
2. record

Examples

1. inna kita_ba ‘l-abra_ri la fi ‘illiyyi_n
   (كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ);
   “Verily, the record of the righteous is in Heaven most high…” Quran 83:18
2. hadha_ kita_buna_ yanTiqu ‘alaykum bi ‘l-Haqq
   (هَذَا كِتَابُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِالْحَقّ);
   “This is our book, which testifies against you truthfully…” – Quran 45:29