כותב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)
18 terms

From the active participle of כתב, which evolved into a present tense under the influence of Aramaic during the lifetime of Biblical Hebrew. Compare Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koˈtev/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koɪ̯.seɪ̯v/, /keɪ̯.seɪ̯v/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koˈt̪ev/, /koˈd̪ev/
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /køˈθev/, /keˈθev/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koˈθev/
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koːˈteːb/, [koːˈθeːv]
(Pre-Hebrew) IPA^(key): /koːˈtibu/

Noun

כּוֹתֵב • (kotév) m (plural indefinite כּוֹתְבים, singular construct כּוֹתֵב־, plural construct כּוֹתְבי־, feminine counterpart כּוֹתֶבֶת)

A (male) writer or author.
Synonyms: סוֹפֵר (sofér), מְחַבֵּר (m'khabér)

Verb

כּוֹתֵב • (kotév)

Masculine singular present participle and present tense of כָּתַב (katáv).