maktab
noun
maktab is spelled M-A-K-T-A-B: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maktab means “A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maktab is maktabs.
How many letters and syllables are in maktab?
| Letters | 6: M-A-K-T-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maktab?
Maktab appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of maktab
- maktabs plural
- maqtab
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maktab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maktab in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Islamic elementary school:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mekteb |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does maktab come from?
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).