מכתב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב‎ (k-t-b)

From the root כ־ת־ב‎ (k-t-b). Cognate with Egyptian Arabic خطاب‎.

Noun

מִכְתָּב • (mikhtáv) m (plural indefinite מִכְתָּבִים‎, singular construct מִכְתַּב־‎, plural construct מִכְתְּבֵי־‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

A letter: a written message, a piece of written correspondence.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with אוֹת‎ (ot), a letter in any alphabet.

Derived terms

מכתב אהבה‎ (mikhtáv ahavá)