أهل الكتاب
Arabic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]أَهْل الْكِتَاب • (ʔahl al-kitāb) m pl
- (Islam) People of the Book (Jews and Christians according to all Muslims schools; some also include other monotheistic creeds as well).
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:171:
- يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ
- yā ʔahla l-kitābi lā taḡlū fī dīnikum walā taqūlū ʕalā l-lahi ʔillā l-ḥaqqa
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Declension
[edit]Declension of noun أَهْل الْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | أَهْل الْكِتَاب ʔahl al-kitāb |
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| Nominative | — | أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ ʔahlu l-kitābi |
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| Accusative | — | أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ ʔahla l-kitābi |
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| Genitive | — | أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ ʔahli l-kitābi |
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Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: kitab əhli (calque)
- → Hebrew: עַם הַסֵּפֶר (calque)
- → English: ahl al-kitab, → People of the Book (calque), → People of the Scripture (calque)
- → Persian: اهل کتاب (ahl-e ketâb) (calque)
- → Bengali: আহলে কিতাব (ahole kitab)
- → Gujarati: અહલેકિતાબ (ahalekitāb)
- → Urdu: اہل کتاب (ahl-e-kitāb)
- → English: Ahle Kitab