خطبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ب‎ (ḵ-ṭ-b), related to marriage proposals and/or becoming engaged. Vd. the verb خَطَب‎ (ḵaṭab, “to ask in marriage”) خطب إلى فلانة 'to ask so-and-so for marriage' and خطب على فلانة 'to hand over so-and-so in marriage'.

Noun

خِطْبَة • (ḵiṭba) f

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

References

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

Noun

خُطْبَة • (ḵuṭba) f (plural خُطَب‎ (ḵuṭab))

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
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطَب‎ ḵuṭab	الْخُطَب‎ al-ḵuṭab	خُطَب‎ ḵuṭab
Nominative	خُطَبٌ‎ ḵuṭabun	الْخُطَبُ‎ al-ḵuṭabu	خُطَبُ‎ ḵuṭabu
Accusative	خُطَبًا‎ ḵuṭaban	الْخُطَبَ‎ al-ḵuṭaba	خُطَبَ‎ ḵuṭaba
Genitive	خُطَبٍ‎ ḵuṭabin	الْخُطَبِ‎ al-ḵuṭabi	خُطَبِ‎ ḵuṭabi

References

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

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