No. 2,844 in Arabic

كتب

"كتب" means "wrote" or "has written."

In a sentence

كتب الطفل رسالة إلى صديقه.
The child wrote a letter to his friend.
Here, "كتب" is used as a simple past verb meaning "wrote."
أحب قراءة كتب التاريخ.
I love reading history books.
In this sentence, "كتب" is used as a plural noun meaning "books."
سأطلب منك أن تكتب مقالة قصيرة.
I will ask you to write a short essay.
Here, "تكتب" is used as a present verb meaning "you write" in the subjunctive mood due to the prefix "أن."

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