ke·tu·bah also
ke·tub·bah 
(k
ə-t
b
ə, k
ə-t
-bä
)
n. pl. ke·tu·both or
ke·tu·bot (-t
b
ōs, -t
-bôt
) or
ke·tu·bahs also
ke·tub·both or
ke·tub·bot or
ke·tub·bahs Judaism A marriage contract, traditionally written in Aramaic, stipulating certain rights and responsibilities according to Jewish laws and customs.
[Mishnaic Hebrew kətubbâ, writing, writ, contract, from Hebrew kātab, to write; see ktb in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]