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)
  • Persian: خطبه (xotbe)
    • Bengali: খুতবা (khutoba)
  • Swahili: hotuba
  • Urdu: خطبہ (xutba)
  • Wolof: xutba

References

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