Phrase guide

People of the Book

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Non-Muslim adherents of religions based on holy scripture, especially of the Abrahamic religions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَهْل الْكِتَابِ (ʔahl al-kitābi) — People of the Book
  • Azerbaijani: kitab əhli — People of the Book
  • Azerbaijani: китаб әһли — People of the Book
  • Bengali: আহলে কিতাব (ahole kitab) — People of the Book
  • Catalan: gent del Llibre — People of the Book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有經者 /有经者 — People of the Book
  • Ngazidja Comorian: wandru wahe Shio — People of the Book
  • Dutch: mensen van het Boek — People of the Book
  • French: gens du Livre — People of the Book
  • German: Leute der Schrift — People of the Book
  • Gujarati: અહલેકિતાબ (ahalekitāb) — People of the Book
  • Hebrew: עַם הַסֵּפֶר ('am haséfer) — People of the Book
  • Japanese: 啓典の民 (Keiten no Min) — People of the Book
  • Korean: 성서의 백성 (seongseoui baekseong) — People of the Book
  • Persian: اهل کتاب — People of the Book
  • Polish: Lud Księgi — People of the Book
  • Swahili: Watu wa Kitabu — People of the Book
  • Swedish: bokens folk — People of the Book
  • Tajik: Аҳли Китоб (Ahl-i Kitob) — People of the Book
  • Turkish: ehlikitap — People of the Book
  • Turkish: kitap ehli — People of the Book
  • Urdu: اِہْلِ کِتاب (ihl-i kitāb) — People of the Book