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)

1. A (male) writer or author.

   Synonyms: סוֹפֵר (sofér), מְחַבֵּר (m'khabér)

Verb

כּוֹתֵב • (kotév)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of כָּתַב (katáv).