مکتب

مکتب

See also: مكتب‎ and مكثت‎

Azerbaijani

Noun

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

1. Arabic spelling of məktəb

Declension

Declension of مکتب

	singular	plural
nominative	مکتب	مکتبلر‎
definite accusative	مکتبی‎	مکتبلری‎
dative	مکتبه‎	مکتبلره‎
locative	مکتبده‎	مکتبلرده‎
ablative	مکتبدن‎	مکتبلردن‎
definite genitive	مکتبین‎	مکتبلرین‎

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Malay

Noun

مکتب (plural مکتب-مکتب or مکتب۲‎, informal 1st possessive مکتبکو‎, 2nd possessive مکتبمو‎, 3rd possessive مکتبڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of maktab

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مكتب‎ (maktab).

Noun

مکتب • (mekteb)

1. school

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب‎ (maktab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /makˈtab/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /makˈtab/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mækˈtæb/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /makˈtab/

Noun

Dari	مکتب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мактаб (maktab)

مکتب • (maktab) (plural مکتب‌ها‎ (maktab-hâ) or مکاتب‎ (makâteb))

1. (Dari) school (in general)

   Synonym: (Iran) مدرسه‎ (madrese)

   ‏من بدون خواهرم به مکتب نمی‌روم.‎‎ (Dari)

   man bidûn-i xâhar-am ba maktab na-mê-rawam.

   I'm not going to school without my sister.

2. maktab (traditional school)
3. school of thought, ideology

   ‏مکتب کنفوسیوس‎ ― maktab-e konfowsiyus ― the Confucian school; Confucian ideology

   ‏مکتب فرانکفورت‎ ― maktab-e frânkfurt ― the 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 (madrese). In Afghanistan, however, مکتب (maktab) is used to refer to modern schools as well.

Derived terms

• مکتبی‎ (maktabi)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مَكْتَب‎ (maktab).

Noun

مکتب • (maktab) m (Hindi spelling मकतब)

1. school
2. primary school
3. school of thought

   Synonym: مدرسہ‎ (madrasa)

   Synonym: دبستان‎ (dabistân)