People of the Book

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَهْل الْكِتَاب‎ (ʾahl al-kitāb).

Noun

People of the Book pl (plural only)

(Islam) Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion.

Synonyms

Ahle Kitab (Persian, Urdu)
Ahl al-Kitab (Arabic)

Translations

Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion

Arabic: أَهْل الْكِتَابِ‎ m pl (ʾahl al-kitābi)
Dutch: mensen van het Boek m pl
French: gens du Livre (fr) m pl

German: Leute der Schrift pl
Ngazidja Comorian: wandru wahe Shio class 2
Swahili: Watu wa Kitabu class 2

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