See also: خطبه and خطبہ

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

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خِطْبَة (ḵiṭbaf

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

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خُطْبَة (ḵuṭbaf (plural خُطَب (ḵuṭab) or خُطُبَات (ḵuṭubāt) or خُطْبَات (ḵuṭbāt))

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

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