maktab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.

Word forms

maktab maktabs

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).

Synonyms

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