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The word “book” in Arabic is: kitāb It comes from the root letters: K–T–B kataba – “he wrote” 1️⃣ The Root: kataba kataba – meaning: to write Core Meaning of the Root The triliteral root K-T-B carries the fundamental meaning of: writing, inscribing, recording, prescribing, or ordaining Classical sources note that the root originally implies “gathering or putting things together.” Writing gathers letters → a book gathers words.