کتاب kitāb A (from کتب Heb. To write) s. f. A book, writing, despatches, scripture, a letter. کتاب الهي kitāb-i-ilāhī, The holy book, holy writ. کتابخانه kitāb-ḵẖāna, A library. کتاب رو kitāb-rū, adj. Oval or long-faced. کتاب فروش kitāb-farosh, A bookseller.

کتابت kitābat A s. f. 1. Writing. 2. Inscrip- tion, motto.

کتابه kitāba A s. m. An epitaph, inscription.

کتابي kitāb-ī A. adj. Of a book, like a book oblong. کتابي چـہره kitāb-ī chihra, A long or oval face.