خاطب

See also: حاطت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of خَطَبَ‎ (ḵaṭaba, “to propose to a woman (by a man or matchmaker), to give in marriage”), from the root خ ط ب‎ (ḵ-ṭ-b).

Noun

خَاطِب • (ḵāṭib) m (plural خُطَّاب‎ (ḵuṭṭāb) or خَاطِبُون‎ (ḵāṭibūn), feminine خَاطِبَة‎ (ḵāṭiba))

suitor (someone who asks a woman to marry him)
matchmaker
someone who promises his child in marriage
fiancé
speaker, preacher, orator
(Islam) deliverer of a khutbah
person in grammar

Declension

Declension of noun خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَاطِب ḵāṭib	الْخَاطِب‎ al-ḵāṭib	خَاطِب ḵāṭib
Nominative	خَاطِبٌ ḵāṭibun	الْخَاطِبُ‎ al-ḵāṭibu	خَاطِبُ ḵāṭibu
Accusative	خَاطِبًا‎ ḵāṭiban	الْخَاطِبَ‎ al-ḵāṭiba	خَاطِبَ ḵāṭiba
Genitive	خَاطِبٍ ḵāṭibin	الْخَاطِبِ‎ al-ḵāṭibi	خَاطِبِ ḵāṭibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَاطِبَيْن‎ ḵāṭibayn	الْخَاطِبَيْن‎ al-ḵāṭibayn	خَاطِبَيْ‎ ḵāṭibay
Nominative	خَاطِبَانِ‎ ḵāṭibāni	الْخَاطِبَانِ‎ al-ḵāṭibāni	خَاطِبَا‎ ḵāṭibā
Accusative	خَاطِبَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَيْ‎ ḵāṭibay
Genitive	خَاطِبَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَيْ‎ ḵāṭibay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطَّاب‎‎; خَاطِبِين‎ ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibīn	الْخُطَّاب‎‎; الْخَاطِبِين‎ al-ḵuṭṭāb‎; al-ḵāṭibīn	خُطَّاب‎‎; خَاطِبِي‎ ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibī
Nominative	خُطَّابٌ‎‎; خَاطِبُونَ‎ ḵuṭṭābun‎; ḵāṭibūna	الْخُطَّابُ‎‎; الْخَاطِبُونَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭābu‎; al-ḵāṭibūna	خُطَّابُ‎‎; خَاطِبُو‎ ḵuṭṭābu‎; ḵāṭibū
Accusative	خُطَّابًا‎‎; خَاطِبِينَ‎ ḵuṭṭāban‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابَ‎‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭāba‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خُطَّابَ‎‎; خَاطِبِي‎ ḵuṭṭāba‎; ḵāṭibī
Genitive	خُطَّابٍ‎‎; خَاطِبِينَ‎ ḵuṭṭābin‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابِ‎‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭābi‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خُطَّابِ‎‎; خَاطِبِي‎ ḵuṭṭābi‎; ḵāṭibī

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “خاطب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خاطب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “خاطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Adjective

خَاطِب • (ḵāṭib) (masculine plural خُطَّاب‎ (ḵuṭṭāb) or خَاطِبُون‎ (ḵāṭibūn))

betrothed, engaged
promising one's child in marriage

Declension

Declension of adjective خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاطِب ḵāṭib	الْخَاطِب‎ al-ḵāṭib	خَاطِبَة‎ ḵāṭiba	الْخَاطِبَة‎ al-ḵāṭiba
Nominative	خَاطِبٌ ḵāṭibun	الْخَاطِبُ‎ al-ḵāṭibu	خَاطِبَةٌ‎ ḵāṭibatun	الْخَاطِبَةُ‎ al-ḵāṭibatu
Accusative	خَاطِبًا‎ ḵāṭiban	الْخَاطِبَ‎ al-ḵāṭiba	خَاطِبَةً‎ ḵāṭibatan	الْخَاطِبَةَ‎ al-ḵāṭibata
Genitive	خَاطِبٍ ḵāṭibin	الْخَاطِبِ‎ al-ḵāṭibi	خَاطِبَةٍ‎ ḵāṭibatin	الْخَاطِبَةِ‎ al-ḵāṭibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاطِبَيْن‎ ḵāṭibayn	الْخَاطِبَيْن‎ al-ḵāṭibayn	خَاطِبَتَيْن‎ ḵāṭibatayn	الْخَاطِبَتَيْن‎ al-ḵāṭibatayn
Nominative	خَاطِبَانِ‎ ḵāṭibāni	الْخَاطِبَانِ‎ al-ḵāṭibāni	خَاطِبَتَانِ‎ ḵāṭibatāni	الْخَاطِبَتَانِ‎ al-ḵāṭibatāni
Accusative	خَاطِبَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibatayni	الْخَاطِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibatayni
Genitive	خَاطِبَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḵāṭibatayni	الْخَاطِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāṭibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خُطَّاب‎‎; خَاطِبِين‎ ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibīn	الْخُطَّاب‎‎; الْخَاطِبِين‎ al-ḵuṭṭāb‎; al-ḵāṭibīn	خَاطِبَات‎ ḵāṭibāt	الْخَاطِبَات‎ al-ḵāṭibāt
Nominative	خُطَّابٌ‎‎; خَاطِبُونَ‎ ḵuṭṭābun‎; ḵāṭibūna	الْخُطَّابُ‎‎; الْخَاطِبُونَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭābu‎; al-ḵāṭibūna	خَاطِبَاتٌ‎ ḵāṭibātun	الْخَاطِبَاتُ‎ al-ḵāṭibātu
Accusative	خُطَّابًا‎‎; خَاطِبِينَ‎ ḵuṭṭāban‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابَ‎‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭāba‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خَاطِبَاتٍ‎ ḵāṭibātin	الْخَاطِبَاتِ‎ al-ḵāṭibāti
Genitive	خُطَّابٍ‎‎; خَاطِبِينَ‎ ḵuṭṭābin‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابِ‎‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ‎ al-ḵuṭṭābi‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خَاطِبَاتٍ‎ ḵāṭibātin	الْخَاطِبَاتِ‎ al-ḵāṭibāti

References

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

Verb

خَاطَبَ • (ḵāṭaba) III, non-past يُخَاطِبُ‎‎ (yuḵāṭibu)

to address

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَاطَبَ

(form-III sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					مُخَاطَبَة‎ or خِطَاب‎ muḵāṭaba or ḵiṭāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُخَاطِب‎ muḵāṭib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُخَاطَب‎ muḵāṭab
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَاطَبْتُ‎ ḵāṭabtu	خَاطَبْتَ‎ ḵāṭabta	خَاطَبَ ḵāṭaba	خَاطَبْتُمَا‎ ḵāṭabtumā	خَاطَبَا‎ ḵāṭabā	خَاطَبْنَا‎ ḵāṭabnā	خَاطَبْتُمْ‎ ḵāṭabtum	خَاطَبُوا‎ ḵāṭabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خَاطَبْتُ‎ ḵāṭabtu	خَاطَبْتِ‎ ḵāṭabti	خَاطَبَتْ‎ ḵāṭabat	خَاطَبْتُمَا‎ ḵāṭabtumā	خَاطَبَتَا‎ ḵāṭabatā	خَاطَبْنَا‎ ḵāṭabnā	خَاطَبْتُنَّ‎ ḵāṭabtunna	خَاطَبْنَ‎ ḵāṭabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَاطِبُ‎ ʔuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبُ‎ tuḵāṭibu	يُخَاطِبُ‎ yuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭibāni	يُخَاطِبَانِ‎ yuḵāṭibāni	نُخَاطِبُ‎ nuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبُونَ‎ tuḵāṭibūna	يُخَاطِبُونَ‎ yuḵāṭibūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُخَاطِبُ‎ ʔuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبِينَ‎ tuḵāṭibīna	تُخَاطِبُ‎ tuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭibāni	تُخَاطِبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭibāni	نُخَاطِبُ‎ nuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَاطِبَ‎ ʔuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبَ‎ tuḵāṭiba	يُخَاطِبَ‎ yuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	يُخَاطِبَا‎ yuḵāṭibā	نُخَاطِبَ‎ nuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبُوا‎ tuḵāṭibū	يُخَاطِبُوا‎ yuḵāṭibū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُخَاطِبَ‎ ʔuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبِي‎ tuḵāṭibī	تُخَاطِبَ‎ tuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	نُخَاطِبَ‎ nuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَاطِبْ‎ ʔuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبْ‎ tuḵāṭib	يُخَاطِبْ‎ yuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	يُخَاطِبَا‎ yuḵāṭibā	نُخَاطِبْ‎ nuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبُوا‎ tuḵāṭibū	يُخَاطِبُوا‎ yuḵāṭibū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُخَاطِبْ‎ ʔuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبِي‎ tuḵāṭibī	تُخَاطِبْ‎ tuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	تُخَاطِبَا‎ tuḵāṭibā	نُخَاطِبْ‎ nuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَاطِبْ ḵāṭib		خَاطِبَا‎ ḵāṭibā			خَاطِبُوا‎ ḵāṭibū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		خَاطِبِي‎ ḵāṭibī		خَاطِبَا‎ ḵāṭibā			خَاطِبْنَ‎ ḵāṭibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُوطِبْتُ‎ ḵūṭibtu	خُوطِبْتَ‎ ḵūṭibta	خُوطِبَ‎ ḵūṭiba	خُوطِبْتُمَا‎ ḵūṭibtumā	خُوطِبَا‎ ḵūṭibā	خُوطِبْنَا‎ ḵūṭibnā	خُوطِبْتُمْ‎ ḵūṭibtum	خُوطِبُوا‎ ḵūṭibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خُوطِبْتُ‎ ḵūṭibtu	خُوطِبْتِ‎ ḵūṭibti	خُوطِبَتْ‎ ḵūṭibat	خُوطِبْتُمَا‎ ḵūṭibtumā	خُوطِبَتَا‎ ḵūṭibatā	خُوطِبْنَا‎ ḵūṭibnā	خُوطِبْتُنَّ‎ ḵūṭibtunna	خُوطِبْنَ‎ ḵūṭibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَاطَبُ‎ ʔuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبُ‎ tuḵāṭabu	يُخَاطَبُ‎ yuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭabāni	يُخَاطَبَانِ‎ yuḵāṭabāni	نُخَاطَبُ‎ nuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبُونَ‎ tuḵāṭabūna	يُخَاطَبُونَ‎ yuḵāṭabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُخَاطَبُ‎ ʔuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبِينَ‎ tuḵāṭabīna	تُخَاطَبُ‎ tuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭabāni	تُخَاطَبَانِ‎ tuḵāṭabāni	نُخَاطَبُ‎ nuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَاطَبَ‎ ʔuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبَ‎ tuḵāṭaba	يُخَاطَبَ‎ yuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	يُخَاطَبَا‎ yuḵāṭabā	نُخَاطَبَ‎ nuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبُوا‎ tuḵāṭabū	يُخَاطَبُوا‎ yuḵāṭabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُخَاطَبَ‎ ʔuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبِي‎ tuḵāṭabī	تُخَاطَبَ‎ tuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	نُخَاطَبَ‎ nuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَاطَبْ‎ ʔuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبْ‎ tuḵāṭab	يُخَاطَبْ‎ yuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	يُخَاطَبَا‎ yuḵāṭabā	نُخَاطَبْ‎ nuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبُوا‎ tuḵāṭabū	يُخَاطَبُوا‎ yuḵāṭabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُخَاطَبْ‎ ʔuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبِي‎ tuḵāṭabī	تُخَاطَبْ‎ tuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	تُخَاطَبَا‎ tuḵāṭabā	نُخَاطَبْ‎ nuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبْنَ‎ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ‎ yuḵāṭabna

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَاطِب‎ (ḵāṭib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːˈtib/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːˈtɪb/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xɒːˈteb/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xɔˈtib/

Noun

Iranian Persian	خاطب
Dari	خاطب
Tajik	хотиб (xotib)

خاطب • (xâteb)

(Islam) preacher
speaker

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ط ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic خَاطِب‎ (ḵāṭib). Equivalent to the active participle of خطب‎ (ḵaṭab, “to get engaged”) .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaː.tˤib/, [ˈxɑː.tˤɪb]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

خاطب • (ḵāṭeb) (feminine خاطبة‎ (ḵāṭbe), common plural خاطبين‎ (ḵāṭbīn))

engaged

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