Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
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Table:
| Semitological abbreviation | Hebrew name | Arabic name | Morphological category | Hebrew Form | Arabic form | Approximate translation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| G verb stem | Pa‘al (or Qal) | fa‘ala فَعَلَ (Stem I) | 3rd. masc. sing perfect | kataḇ כתב | kataba كتب | "he wrote" |
| G verb stem | Pa‘al (or Qal) | fa‘ala فَعَلَ (Stem I) | 1st. plur. perfect | kataḇnu כתבנו | katabnā كتبنا | "we wrote" |
| G verb stem | Pa‘al (or Qal) | fa‘ala فَعَلَ (Stem I) | 3rd. masc. sing. imperfect | yiḵtoḇ יכתוב | yaktubu يكتب | "he writes, will write" |
| G verb stem | Pa‘al (or Qal) | fa‘ala فَعَلَ (Stem I) | 1st. plur. imperfect | niḵtoḇ נכתוב | naktubu نكتب | "we write, will write" |
| G verb stem | Pa‘al (or Qal) | fa‘ala فَعَلَ (Stem I) | masc. sing. active participle | koteḇ כותב | kātib كاتب | "writer" |
| Š verb stem | Hip̄‘il | af‘ala أَفْعَلَ (Stem IV) | 3rd. masc. sing perfect | hiḵtiḇ הכתיב | aktaba أكتب | "he dictated" |
| Š verb stem | Hip̄‘il | af‘ala أَفْعَلَ (Stem IV) | 3rd. masc. sing. imperfect | yaḵtiḇ יכתיב | yuktibu يكتب | "he dictates, will dictate" |
| Št(D) verb stem | Hitpa‘‘el | istaf‘ala استَفْعَلَ (Stem X) | 3rd. masc. sing. imperfect | yitkatteḇ יתכתב | yastaktibu يستكتب | (imperfect of above) |
Question:
What are the approximate translations when the morphological category is masc. sing. active participle?
Answer:
"writer"