ਕਤੇਬ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Likely a corruption of Arabic كُتُب (kutub), plural of كِتَاب (kitāb). Compare Old Hindi कतेब (kateba).

Noun

ਕਤੇਬ (kateba) f (Shahmukhi کتیب)

1. (religion, Sikhism) scriptures (particularly Abrahamic)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਤੇਬ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 70
• “ਕਤੇਬ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024