خطبة

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

Descendants

• → Malay: khutbah
  • Indonesian: khotbah
• → Swahili: hotuba

References

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