مخاطب

Arabic

Root
خ ط ب (ḵ-ṭ-b)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb خَاطَبَ (ḵāṭaba).

Noun

مُخَاطِب • (muḵāṭib) m (plural مُخَاطِبُونَ (muḵāṭibūna), feminine مُخَاطِبَة (muḵāṭiba))

1. interlocutor, conversation partner

Declension

Declension of noun مُخَاطِب (muḵāṭib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَاطِب muḵāṭib	الْمُخَاطِب al-muḵāṭib	مُخَاطِب muḵāṭib
Nominative	مُخَاطِبٌ muḵāṭibun	الْمُخَاطِبُ al-muḵāṭibu	مُخَاطِبُ muḵāṭibu
Accusative	مُخَاطِبًا muḵāṭiban	الْمُخَاطِبَ al-muḵāṭiba	مُخَاطِبَ muḵāṭiba
Genitive	مُخَاطِبٍ muḵāṭibin	الْمُخَاطِبِ al-muḵāṭibi	مُخَاطِبِ muḵāṭibi

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb خَاطَبَ (ḵāṭaba).

Adjective

مُخَاطَب • (muḵāṭab) (feminine مُخَاطَبَة (muḵāṭaba), masculine plural مُخَاطَبُونَ (muḵāṭabūna), feminine plural مُخَاطَبَات (muḵāṭabāt))

1. addressed, spoken to
2. (grammar) in the second person, second-person

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخَاطَب (muḵāṭab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَاطَب muḵāṭab	الْمُخَاطَب al-muḵāṭab	مُخَاطَبَة muḵāṭaba	الْمُخَاطَبَة al-muḵāṭaba
Nominative	مُخَاطَبٌ muḵāṭabun	الْمُخَاطَبُ al-muḵāṭabu	مُخَاطَبَةٌ muḵāṭabatun	الْمُخَاطَبَةُ al-muḵāṭabatu
Accusative	مُخَاطَبًا muḵāṭaban	الْمُخَاطَبَ al-muḵāṭaba	مُخَاطَبَةً muḵāṭabatan	الْمُخَاطَبَةَ al-muḵāṭabata
Genitive	مُخَاطَبٍ muḵāṭabin	الْمُخَاطَبِ al-muḵāṭabi	مُخَاطَبَةٍ muḵāṭabatin	الْمُخَاطَبَةِ al-muḵāṭabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَاطَبَيْن muḵāṭabayn	الْمُخَاطَبَيْن al-muḵāṭabayn	مُخَاطَبَتَيْن muḵāṭabatayn	الْمُخَاطَبَتَيْن al-muḵāṭabatayn
Nominative	مُخَاطَبَانِ muḵāṭabāni	الْمُخَاطَبَانِ al-muḵāṭabāni	مُخَاطَبَتَانِ muḵāṭabatāni	الْمُخَاطَبَتَانِ al-muḵāṭabatāni
Accusative	مُخَاطَبَيْنِ muḵāṭabayni	الْمُخَاطَبَيْنِ al-muḵāṭabayni	مُخَاطَبَتَيْنِ muḵāṭabatayni	الْمُخَاطَبَتَيْنِ al-muḵāṭabatayni
Genitive	مُخَاطَبَيْنِ muḵāṭabayni	الْمُخَاطَبَيْنِ al-muḵāṭabayni	مُخَاطَبَتَيْنِ muḵāṭabatayni	الْمُخَاطَبَتَيْنِ al-muḵāṭabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَاطَبِين muḵāṭabīn	الْمُخَاطَبِين al-muḵāṭabīn	مُخَاطَبَات muḵāṭabāt	الْمُخَاطَبَات al-muḵāṭabāt
Nominative	مُخَاطَبُونَ muḵāṭabūna	الْمُخَاطَبُونَ al-muḵāṭabūna	مُخَاطَبَاتٌ muḵāṭabātun	الْمُخَاطَبَاتُ al-muḵāṭabātu
Accusative	مُخَاطَبِينَ muḵāṭabīna	الْمُخَاطَبِينَ al-muḵāṭabīna	مُخَاطَبَاتٍ muḵāṭabātin	الْمُخَاطَبَاتِ al-muḵāṭabāti
Genitive	مُخَاطَبِينَ muḵāṭabīna	الْمُخَاطَبِينَ al-muḵāṭabīna	مُخَاطَبَاتٍ muḵāṭabātin	الْمُخَاطَبَاتِ al-muḵāṭabāti

Noun

مُخَاطَب • (muḵāṭab) m

1. (grammar) the second person

Declension

Declension of noun مُخَاطَب (muḵāṭab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَاطَب muḵāṭab	الْمُخَاطَب al-muḵāṭab	مُخَاطَب muḵāṭab
Nominative	مُخَاطَبٌ muḵāṭabun	الْمُخَاطَبُ al-muḵāṭabu	مُخَاطَبُ muḵāṭabu
Accusative	مُخَاطَبًا muḵāṭaban	الْمُخَاطَبَ al-muḵāṭaba	مُخَاطَبَ muḵāṭaba
Genitive	مُخَاطَبٍ muḵāṭabin	الْمُخَاطَبِ al-muḵāṭabi	مُخَاطَبِ muḵāṭabi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخَاطَب (muḵāṭab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.xɑː.ˈtaβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.xɑː.t̪ʰǽb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.xɑː.t̪ʰǽb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.xɑː.t̪ʰǽb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.xɔː.t̪ʰǽb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.xɒː.t̪ʰǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.χɔ.t̪ʰǽb]

Readings
Classical reading?	muxātaḇ
Dari reading?	muxātab
Iranian reading?	moxâtab
Tajik reading?	muxotab

Noun

مخاطب • (moxâtab)

1. contact (person)
2. audience
3. addressee

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مخاطب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مخاطب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim