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Al-Mutaffifin · 83:20

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

Sahih International

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كِتَـٰبٌۭ

kitābun

A book

Word breakdown

كِتَٰبٌ

Ism · Noun

A book

Rootكتبktb

to write, prescribe, decree; book, scripture

319× in the Quran · Very common

LemmaكِتَٰبNoun

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

كِتَـٰبٌۭ (A book) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.

We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility