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Likely a corruption of Arabic كُتُب (kutub), plural of كِتَاب (kitāb). Compare Old Hindi कतेब (kateba).
کَتیب • (kateb) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਤੇਬ)
- (religion, Sikhism) scripture (Particularly Abrahamic)
- (rare) plural of کِتاب (kitāb, “book”)