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

Declension of noun خِطْبَة (ḵiṭba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِطْبَة ḵiṭba	الْخِطْبَة al-ḵiṭba	خِطْبَة ḵiṭbat
Nominative	خِطْبَةٌ ḵiṭbatun	الْخِطْبَةُ al-ḵiṭbatu	خِطْبَةُ ḵiṭbatu
Accusative	خِطْبَةً ḵiṭbatan	الْخِطْبَةَ al-ḵiṭbata	خِطْبَةَ ḵiṭbata
Genitive	خِطْبَةٍ ḵiṭbatin	الْخِطْبَةِ al-ḵiṭbati	خِطْبَةِ ḵiṭbati

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

Declension of noun خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطْبَة ḵuṭba	الْخُطْبَة al-ḵuṭba	خُطْبَة ḵuṭbat
Nominative	خُطْبَةٌ ḵuṭbatun	الْخُطْبَةُ al-ḵuṭbatu	خُطْبَةُ ḵuṭbatu
Accusative	خُطْبَةً ḵuṭbatan	الْخُطْبَةَ al-ḵuṭbata	خُطْبَةَ ḵuṭbata
Genitive	خُطْبَةٍ ḵuṭbatin	الْخُطْبَةِ al-ḵuṭbati	خُطْبَةِ ḵuṭbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطْبَتَيْن ḵuṭbatayn	الْخُطْبَتَيْن al-ḵuṭbatayn	خُطْبَتَيْ ḵuṭbatay
Nominative	خُطْبَتَانِ ḵuṭbatāni	الْخُطْبَتَانِ al-ḵuṭbatāni	خُطْبَتَا ḵuṭbatā
Accusative	خُطْبَتَيْنِ ḵuṭbatayni	الْخُطْبَتَيْنِ al-ḵuṭbatayni	خُطْبَتَيْ ḵuṭbatay
Genitive	خُطْبَتَيْنِ ḵuṭbatayni	الْخُطْبَتَيْنِ al-ḵuṭbatayni	خُطْبَتَيْ ḵuṭbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطَب‎; خُطُبَات‎; خُطْبَات ḵuṭab‎; ḵuṭubāt‎; ḵuṭbāt	الْخُطَب‎; الْخُطُبَات‎; الْخُطْبَات al-ḵuṭab‎; al-ḵuṭubāt‎; al-ḵuṭbāt	خُطَب‎; خُطُبَات‎; خُطْبَات ḵuṭab‎; ḵuṭubāt‎; ḵuṭbāt
Nominative	خُطَبٌ‎; خُطُبَاتٌ‎; خُطْبَاتٌ ḵuṭabun‎; ḵuṭubātun‎; ḵuṭbātun	الْخُطَبُ‎; الْخُطُبَاتُ‎; الْخُطْبَاتُ al-ḵuṭabu‎; al-ḵuṭubātu‎; al-ḵuṭbātu	خُطَبُ‎; خُطُبَاتُ‎; خُطْبَاتُ ḵuṭabu‎; ḵuṭubātu‎; ḵuṭbātu
Accusative	خُطَبًا‎; خُطُبَاتٍ‎; خُطْبَاتٍ ḵuṭaban‎; ḵuṭubātin‎; ḵuṭbātin	الْخُطَبَ‎; الْخُطُبَاتِ‎; الْخُطْبَاتِ al-ḵuṭaba‎; al-ḵuṭubāti‎; al-ḵuṭbāti	خُطَبَ‎; خُطُبَاتِ‎; خُطْبَاتِ ḵuṭaba‎; ḵuṭubāti‎; ḵuṭbāti
Genitive	خُطَبٍ‎; خُطُبَاتٍ‎; خُطْبَاتٍ ḵuṭabin‎; ḵuṭubātin‎; ḵuṭbātin	الْخُطَبِ‎; الْخُطُبَاتِ‎; الْخُطْبَاتِ al-ḵuṭabi‎; al-ḵuṭubāti‎; al-ḵuṭbāti	خُطَبِ‎; خُطُبَاتِ‎; خُطْبَاتِ ḵuṭabi‎; ḵuṭubāti‎; ḵuṭbāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خطبة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen