مكتبة (maktaba) — "library; bookstore" in Modern Standard Arabic
مكتبة
maktaba
library; bookstore
- Topic
- city and transportation
- Seen in
- 3 of our stories
"library; bookstore" in the other dialects
مكتبة in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
بينما كنت متجها الى المكتبة المعهودة صباح اليوم وجدت نفسي تائها في حي لم اعهده من قبل مما اثار قلقي حيال موعدي المقرر
Baynama kuntu muttajihan ila al-maktabati al-ma'hudati sabaha al-yawmi wajadtu nafsi taihan fi hayyin lam a'ahadhu min qablu mimma athara qalqi hiyala maw'idi al-muqarrari.
As I was heading to the usual library this morning, I found myself lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood, which raised my concern about my scheduled appointment.
اقول له من فضلك اين الطريق الى المكتبة
Aqul lahu: min fadlika, ayna al-tariq ila al-maktabah?
I say to him, 'Please, where is the road to the library?'
from Lost in the City
حين دخلت بهو المكتبة الوطنية الصاخب بوسط القاهرة في تمام التاسعة صباحاً، تنفست الصعداء وهي تبحث عن الدكتور كريم.
Heena dakhalat bahwa al-maktabati al-wataniyyati as-sakhiba biwasati al-Qahirati fi tamami at-tasi'ati sabahan, tanaffasati as-su'ada'a wa hiya tabhathu ani ad-Duktur Kareem.
As she entered the bustling National Library hall in Downtown Cairo at exactly nine in the morning, she sighed while looking for Dr. Karim.
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