الخطب

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns matters, affairs, and significant events, both large and small. It extends to the act of proposing marriage, public speaking, and specific descriptive terms for colors, plants, animals, and places.

Derived headwords

خَطْبnoun

1.
matter, affairboth
A matter or affair, regardless of its size or importance.
2.
event, incidentclassical
A significant event or incident, often implying something serious or noteworthy.

خُطُوبnoun

1.
calamities, misfortunesclassical
Plural of 'khutb', referring to serious events, calamities, or misfortunes.

خَطَبَverb

1.
to propose (marriage)both
To ask for a woman's hand in marriage.
2.
to give a speechboth
To deliver a speech, especially from a pulpit.

خُطْبَةnoun

1.
proposal (marriage)both
The act of proposing marriage.
2.
speech, sermonboth
A formal speech or sermon, often delivered from a pulpit.
3.
prose, rhymed proseclassical
Oratorical prose, especially that which is rhymed or structured.

خَطْبَةnoun

1.
color (dull red/yellow/green)classical
A dull color mixed with redness, yellowness, or greyness, sometimes with a greenish tinge.

خَطِيبnoun

1.
speaker, oratorboth
A person who delivers speeches, an orator.
2.
suitor, fiancéboth
A man who has proposed marriage.

خَطِيبname

1.
Al-Khatibiclassical
A surname or nisba referring to individuals named Abu al-Qasim Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Khatibi and Abu Hanifa Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Khatibi.

خَطِيبَةnoun

1.
fiancéeboth
A woman who is engaged to be married.

خَطِيبُونnoun

1.
suitors, fiancésclassical
Plural of 'khatib', referring to men who have proposed marriage.

خَطَبَverb

1.
to propose (marriage) (form V)classical
To seek in marriage (form V of 'khutiba').

اخْتَطَبَverb

1.
to propose (marriage) (form VIII)classical
To seek in marriage (form VIII).
2.
to invite to marryclassical
To invite someone to marry their female relative.

خُطَّابnoun

1.
proposer, suitorclassical
One who proposes marriage.

خَطَابَةnoun

1.
oratory, public speakingboth
The art or practice of public speaking.

أَخْطَبadjective

1.
having a dull colorclassical
Describing something that has a dull color, often mixed with red, yellow, or green.

أَخْطَبnoun

1.
roller birdclassical
A type of bird, possibly a roller.
2.
shrikeclassical
A type of bird, possibly a shrike.
3.
falconclassical
A type of bird, possibly a falcon.
4.
donkey with greenish tingeclassical
A donkey that has a greenish hue.

أَخْطَبname

1.
mountain nameclassical
The name of a mountain in Najd.

خُطْبَاءnoun

1.
greenish markingsclassical
Greenish lines or markings, especially on fruit.

خُطْبَانَةnoun

1.
greenish markingsclassical
Greenish lines or markings, especially on fruit.

خُطْبَانnoun

1.
greenish markingsclassical
Plural of 'khutbana', referring to greenish lines or markings.
2.
asparagus-like plantclassical
A plant resembling asparagus.
3.
green leaves of samr treeclassical
The green leaves of the samr tree.

أَخْطَبَانnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird.

خَطْبَاءadjective

1.
having greenish dyeclassical
Describing a blade whose black dye has a greenish tinge.

الخَطَّابِيَّةname

1.
district in Baghdadclassical
A district in Baghdad.
2.
sect of Rafidaclassical
A group of Rafida who followed Abu al-Khattab.

خَيْطُوبname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

فَصْلُ الخِطَابnoun

1.
decisive judgmentclassical
The decisive judgment or ruling, often based on evidence or oath.
2.
understanding of lawclassical
Deep understanding of jurisprudence and legal matters.
3.
eloquent speechclassical
Eloquent speech, particularly the phrase 'to proceed'.

خَطَبَverb

1.
to propose (marriage) (form I, with vowel change)classical
To ask for a woman's hand in marriage (form I, with a vowel change in the root).

نُكِحَverb

1.
to be marriedclassical
To be married (passive form, used in response to a proposal).

أَخْطَبَverb

1.
to have greenish tingeclassical
To have a greenish tinge, referring to fruit.

Parallel reading

الخطب: الشأن، والأمر صغر أو عظم

Al-Khatb: The matter, and the affair, whether small or great.

ج: خطوب

Plural: khutub.

وخطب المرأة خطبا وخطبة وخطيبى، بكسرهما، واختطبها

And he proposed to the woman, 'khutban' and 'khutbah' and 'khutaybi', with kasra on both, and 'ikhtatabaha'.

وهو خطبها، بكسرهن، ويضم الثاني

And he is her suitor, with kasra on them, and the second is dammah.

ويقول الخاطب: خطب، بالكسر ويضم

And the suitor says: 'khataba', with kasra and dammah.

فيقول المخطوب: نكح، ويضم

And the one proposed to says: 'nukih', with dammah.

والخطاب، كشداد: المتصرف في الخطبة

And Al-Khitab, like shidad: the one who manages the proposal.

واختطبوه: دعوه إلى تزويج صاحبتهم

And they invited him to marry their female relative: they invited him to marry their companion.

وخطب الخاطب على المنبر خطابة، بالفتح، وخطبة، بالضم

And the suitor gave a speech from the pulpit, 'khatabah', with fatha, and 'khutbah', with dammah.

وذلك الكلام: خطبة أيضا، أو هي الكلام المنثور المسجع ونحوه

And that speech is also a 'khutbah', or it is rhymed prose and the like.

ورجل خطيب: حسن الخطبة، بالضم

And a man is a 'khatib': skilled in speech, with dammah.

والخطبة، بالضم: لون كدر مشرب حمرة في صفرة أو غبرة ترهقها خضرة

And Al-Khitbah, with dammah: a dull color mixed with redness in yellowness or greyness, overlaid with greenness.

فهو أخطب والأخطب: الشقراق، أو الصرد والصقر والحمار تعلوه خضرة

So he is 'akhtab', and Al-Akhtab: the roller bird, or the shrike, the falcon, and a donkey with a greenish hue.

ومن الحنظل: ما فيه خطوط خضر، وهي خطباء وخطبانة، بالضم

And from the colocynth: what has green lines, and it is 'khutabaa' and 'khutbanah', with dammah.

وقد أخطب الحنظل

And the colocynth has become 'akhtab'.

والخطبان، بالضم: نبت كالهليون، والخضر من ورق السمر

And Al-Khitban, with dammah: a plant like asparagus, and the green parts of the samr tree's leaves.

وأورق خطباني: مبالغة

And 'awraqa khutbani': exaggeration.

وأخطبان: طائر

And 'Akhtaban': a bird.

ويد خطباء: نصل سواد خضابها

And a 'yad khatbaa': a blade whose black dye has a greenish tinge.

والخطابية، مشددة: ة ببغداد، وقوم من الرافضة نسبوا إلى أبي الخطاب

And Al-Khattabiyyah, with shaddah: a district in Baghdad, and a group of Rafida attributed to Abu Al-Khattab.

وخيطوب، كقيصوم: ع

And Khaytūb, like Qaysūm: a place.

وفصل الخطاب: الحكم بالبينة، أو اليمين، أو الفقه في القضاء، أو النطق بأما بعد

And Fasl Al-Khitab: judgment by evidence, or oath, or understanding in judgment, or saying 'and thereafter'.

وأخطب: جبل بنجد، واسم

And 'Akhtab: a mountain in Najd, and a name.