خطبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ب (ḵ-ṭ-b), related to addressing people with a message, hence the senses “ask in marriage” and “preach”.

Noun

خِطْبَة (ḵiṭba) f

  1. verbal noun of خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba) (form I)
  2. betrothal, engagement (commitment prior to marriage)

Declension

Synonyms

  • خُطُوبة (ḵuṭūba)

Noun

خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba) f (plural خُطَب (ḵuṭab) or خُطُبَات (ḵuṭubāt) or خُطْبَات (ḵuṭbāt))

  1. speech, oration, harangue
    1. (Islam) khutbah, Friday sermon
  2. impure color, dirt color

Declension

References

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