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

verbal noun of خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba) (form I)
betrothal, engagement (commitment prior to marriage)

Declension

Declension of noun **خِطْبَة** (ḵiṭba)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	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))

speech, oration, harangue
1. (Islam) khutbah, Friday sermon
impure color, dirt color

Declension

Declension of noun **خُطْبَة** (ḵuṭba)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	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
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

→ Azerbaijani: xütbə
→ Bashkir: хөтбә (xötbə)
→ Kyrgyz: кутпа (kutpa)
→ Chagatai: خطبه
- Uyghur: خۇتبە (xutbe)
- Uzbek: xutba
→ English: khutbah
→ Georgian: ხოტბა (xoṭba)
→ Hausa: huɗuba
→ Malay: khutbah
- Indonesian: khotbah
→ Ottoman Turkish: خطبه (hutbe)
- Turkish: hutbe
→ Persian: خطبه (xotbe)
- → Tajik: хутба (xutba)
- → Bengali: খুতবা (khutoba)
→ Swahili: hotuba
→ Tatar: хөтбә (xötbä)
→ Urdu: خطبہ (xutba)
→ Wolof: xutba

References

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