See also: خطبه and خطبہ

Arabic

edit

Etymology

edit

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

edit

خِطْبَة (ḵiṭbaf

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

Declension

edit

Synonyms

edit

Noun

edit

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

Declension

edit

Descendants

edit

References

edit