English → Arabic
desk in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- maktab
- Arabizi
mktab- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- مَاكِتِبٌ mākitabun
- Root
- ك ت ب
How to use it
“Desk” refers to a piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing or using a computer. In Arabic the word مَكْتَبٌ is masculine and can also mean “office”. Context tells which meaning is intended.
Example sentences
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وَضَعْتُ كِتَابِي على المَكْتَبِ.
waḍaʿtu kitābī ʿala al‑maktabi.
I placed my book on the desk.
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يَجْلِسُ الطَّالِبُ أمام المَكْتَبِ.
yajlisu al‑ṭālibu amām al‑maktabi.
The student sits at the desk.
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نَظَّفْتُ المَكْتَبَ بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ.
naẓẓartu al‑maktaba baʿda al‑darsi.
I cleaned the desk after class.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
This desk is mine.
هذا مكتبي.
This desk is broken.
المكتب مكسور.
Don't put it on my desk.
ليس على مكتبي.
Your book is on the desk.
كتابك على المكتب.
Leave your desk as it is.
اترك مكتبك كما هو.
Status of UNIDO Desk locations
حالة مواقع مكاتب اليونيدو المصغّرة
• Four P-3 posts, Desk Officers
• أربع وظائف برتبة ف - 3 لموظفي المكتب
You should keep your desk clean.
يجب ان تحافظ علي مكتبك نظيف
This desk takes up too much room.
هذا المكتب يأخذ مساحة كبيرة.
How many magazines are on the desk?
كم مجلة على المكتب؟
Comparative review of the desk function
الاستعراض المقارن لوظيفة المكتب الجغرافي
But he stopped next to my desk, and he tapped on my desk, and he said, "Nice cat."
لكنه توقف عند طاولتي و نقر على طاولتي، وقال، "قطة لطيفة."
Questions and answers
Is there a different word for a school desk?
You can say طاولة المدرسة or simply مكتب if the context is clear.
Can “مكتب” refer to an office?
Yes, “مكتب” also means “office”; the meaning is understood from context.
Related words and expressions
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