خطبة

See also: خطبه‎ and خطبہ‎

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

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

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: xütbə
  • → Chagatai: خطبه‎
    • Uyghur: خۇتبە‎ (xutbe)
    • Uzbek: xutba
  • → Georgian: ხოტბა (xoṭba)
  • → Hausa: huɗuba
  • → Malay: khutbah
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خطبه‎ (hutbe)
    • Turkish: hutbe
  • → Persian: خطبه‎ (xotbe)
  • → Swahili: hotuba
  • → Urdu: خطبہ‎ (xutba)
  • → Wolof: xutba

References

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