כותב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב‎ (k-t-b)

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).

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