خطيب

العربية

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خطيب

/xa.tˤiːb/

Where it comes from

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba, “to give a speech, to propose marriage”).

noun خَطِيب · ḵaṭīb · خُطَبَاء · خَطِيبَة · الْخَطِيب

speaker, lecturer
khatib: a person who delivers the khutbah.
fiancé

In English

speaker one who speaks
fiancé man who is engaged to be married
orator someone who orates or delivers an oration

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"خطيب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خطيب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}