See also: خطیب

Arabic edit

Root
خ ط ب (ḵ-ṭ-b)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba, to give a speech, to propose marriage).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

خَطِيب (ḵaṭībm (plural خُطَبَاء (ḵuṭabāʔ), feminine خَطِيبَة (ḵaṭība))

  1. speaker, lecturer
  2. fiancé

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: xətib
  • Chagatai: خطیب
  • Indonesian: khatib
  • Ottoman Turkish: خطیب (hatîb)
  • Persian: خطیب (xatib)
  • Urdu: خطیب (xatīb)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
خ ط ب
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

خطيب (ḵaṭībm (plural خطاب (ḵuṭtāb), feminine خطيبة (ḵaṭība))

  1. fiancé

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
خ ط ب
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xa.tˤiːb/, [xɑˈtˤiːb]
  • (file)

Noun edit

خطيب (ḵaṭībm (plural خطباء (ḵuṭabāʔ), feminine خطيبة (ḵaṭībe))

  1. speaker, lecturer
  2. fiancé