خاطب

See also: حاطت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ط ب (ḵ-ṭ-b)

Derived from the active participle of خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba, “to propose to a woman (by a man or matchmaker), to give in marriage”).

Noun

خَاطِب • (ḵāṭib) m (plural خُطَّاب (ḵuṭṭāb) or خَاطِبُون (ḵāṭibūn), feminine خَاطِبَة (ḵāṭiba))

1. suitor (someone who asks a woman to marry him)
2. matchmaker
3. someone who promises his child in marriage
4. fiancé
5. speaker, preacher, orator
6. (Islam) deliverer of a khutbah
7. person in grammar

Declension

Declension of noun خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَاطِب ḵāṭib	الْخَاطِب al-ḵāṭib	خَاطِب ḵāṭib
Nominative	خَاطِبٌ ḵāṭibun	الْخَاطِبُ al-ḵāṭibu	خَاطِبُ ḵāṭibu
Accusative	خَاطِبًا ḵāṭiban	الْخَاطِبَ al-ḵāṭiba	خَاطِبَ ḵāṭiba
Genitive	خَاطِبٍ ḵāṭibin	الْخَاطِبِ al-ḵāṭibi	خَاطِبِ ḵāṭibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَاطِبَيْن ḵāṭibayn	الْخَاطِبَيْن al-ḵāṭibayn	خَاطِبَيْ ḵāṭibay
Nominative	خَاطِبَانِ ḵāṭibāni	الْخَاطِبَانِ al-ḵāṭibāni	خَاطِبَا ḵāṭibā
Accusative	خَاطِبَيْنِ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَيْ ḵāṭibay
Genitive	خَاطِبَيْنِ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَيْ ḵāṭibay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُطَّاب‎; خَاطِبِين ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibīn	الْخُطَّاب‎; الْخَاطِبِين al-ḵuṭṭāb‎; al-ḵāṭibīn	خُطَّاب‎; خَاطِبِي ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibī
Nominative	خُطَّابٌ‎; خَاطِبُونَ ḵuṭṭābun‎; ḵāṭibūna	الْخُطَّابُ‎; الْخَاطِبُونَ al-ḵuṭṭābu‎; al-ḵāṭibūna	خُطَّابُ‎; خَاطِبُو ḵuṭṭābu‎; ḵāṭibū
Accusative	خُطَّابًا‎; خَاطِبِينَ ḵuṭṭāban‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابَ‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ al-ḵuṭṭāba‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خُطَّابَ‎; خَاطِبِي ḵuṭṭāba‎; ḵāṭibī
Genitive	خُطَّابٍ‎; خَاطِبِينَ ḵuṭṭābin‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابِ‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ al-ḵuṭṭābi‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خُطَّابِ‎; خَاطِبِي ḵuṭṭābi‎; ḵāṭibī

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “خاطب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خاطب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “خاطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Adjective

خَاطِب • (ḵāṭib) (masculine plural خُطَّاب (ḵuṭṭāb) or خَاطِبُون (ḵāṭibūn))

1. betrothed, engaged
2. promising one's child in marriage

Declension

Declension of adjective خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاطِب ḵāṭib	الْخَاطِب al-ḵāṭib	خَاطِبَة ḵāṭiba	الْخَاطِبَة al-ḵāṭiba
Nominative	خَاطِبٌ ḵāṭibun	الْخَاطِبُ al-ḵāṭibu	خَاطِبَةٌ ḵāṭibatun	الْخَاطِبَةُ al-ḵāṭibatu
Accusative	خَاطِبًا ḵāṭiban	الْخَاطِبَ al-ḵāṭiba	خَاطِبَةً ḵāṭibatan	الْخَاطِبَةَ al-ḵāṭibata
Genitive	خَاطِبٍ ḵāṭibin	الْخَاطِبِ al-ḵāṭibi	خَاطِبَةٍ ḵāṭibatin	الْخَاطِبَةِ al-ḵāṭibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاطِبَيْن ḵāṭibayn	الْخَاطِبَيْن al-ḵāṭibayn	خَاطِبَتَيْن ḵāṭibatayn	الْخَاطِبَتَيْن al-ḵāṭibatayn
Nominative	خَاطِبَانِ ḵāṭibāni	الْخَاطِبَانِ al-ḵāṭibāni	خَاطِبَتَانِ ḵāṭibatāni	الْخَاطِبَتَانِ al-ḵāṭibatāni
Accusative	خَاطِبَيْنِ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَتَيْنِ ḵāṭibatayni	الْخَاطِبَتَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibatayni
Genitive	خَاطِبَيْنِ ḵāṭibayni	الْخَاطِبَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibayni	خَاطِبَتَيْنِ ḵāṭibatayni	الْخَاطِبَتَيْنِ al-ḵāṭibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خُطَّاب‎; خَاطِبِين ḵuṭṭāb‎; ḵāṭibīn	الْخُطَّاب‎; الْخَاطِبِين al-ḵuṭṭāb‎; al-ḵāṭibīn	خَاطِبَات ḵāṭibāt	الْخَاطِبَات al-ḵāṭibāt
Nominative	خُطَّابٌ‎; خَاطِبُونَ ḵuṭṭābun‎; ḵāṭibūna	الْخُطَّابُ‎; الْخَاطِبُونَ al-ḵuṭṭābu‎; al-ḵāṭibūna	خَاطِبَاتٌ ḵāṭibātun	الْخَاطِبَاتُ al-ḵāṭibātu
Accusative	خُطَّابًا‎; خَاطِبِينَ ḵuṭṭāban‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابَ‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ al-ḵuṭṭāba‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خَاطِبَاتٍ ḵāṭibātin	الْخَاطِبَاتِ al-ḵāṭibāti
Genitive	خُطَّابٍ‎; خَاطِبِينَ ḵuṭṭābin‎; ḵāṭibīna	الْخُطَّابِ‎; الْخَاطِبِينَ al-ḵuṭṭābi‎; al-ḵāṭibīna	خَاطِبَاتٍ ḵāṭibātin	الْخَاطِبَاتِ al-ḵāṭibāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خاطب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

خَاطَبَ • (ḵāṭaba) III, non-past يُخَاطِبُ‎ (yuḵāṭibu)

1. to address

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَاطَبَ

(form-III sound)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						خِطَاب or مُخَاطَبَة ḵiṭāb or muḵāṭaba
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُخَاطِب muḵāṭib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُخَاطَب muḵāṭab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَاطَبْتُ ḵāṭabtu	خَاطَبْتَ ḵāṭabta	خَاطَبَ ḵāṭaba		خَاطَبْتُمَا ḵāṭabtumā	خَاطَبَا ḵāṭabā		خَاطَبْنَا ḵāṭabnā	خَاطَبْتُمْ ḵāṭabtum	خَاطَبُوا ḵāṭabū
	f		خَاطَبْتِ ḵāṭabti	خَاطَبَتْ ḵāṭabat			خَاطَبَتَا ḵāṭabatā			خَاطَبْتُنَّ ḵāṭabtunna	خَاطَبْنَ ḵāṭabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَاطِبُ ʔuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبُ tuḵāṭibu	يُخَاطِبُ yuḵāṭibu		تُخَاطِبَانِ tuḵāṭibāni	يُخَاطِبَانِ yuḵāṭibāni		نُخَاطِبُ nuḵāṭibu	تُخَاطِبُونَ tuḵāṭibūna	يُخَاطِبُونَ yuḵāṭibūna
	f		تُخَاطِبِينَ tuḵāṭibīna	تُخَاطِبُ tuḵāṭibu			تُخَاطِبَانِ tuḵāṭibāni			تُخَاطِبْنَ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ yuḵāṭibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَاطِبَ ʔuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبَ tuḵāṭiba	يُخَاطِبَ yuḵāṭiba		تُخَاطِبَا tuḵāṭibā	يُخَاطِبَا yuḵāṭibā		نُخَاطِبَ nuḵāṭiba	تُخَاطِبُوا tuḵāṭibū	يُخَاطِبُوا yuḵāṭibū
	f		تُخَاطِبِي tuḵāṭibī	تُخَاطِبَ tuḵāṭiba			تُخَاطِبَا tuḵāṭibā			تُخَاطِبْنَ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ yuḵāṭibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَاطِبْ ʔuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبْ tuḵāṭib	يُخَاطِبْ yuḵāṭib		تُخَاطِبَا tuḵāṭibā	يُخَاطِبَا yuḵāṭibā		نُخَاطِبْ nuḵāṭib	تُخَاطِبُوا tuḵāṭibū	يُخَاطِبُوا yuḵāṭibū
	f		تُخَاطِبِي tuḵāṭibī	تُخَاطِبْ tuḵāṭib			تُخَاطِبَا tuḵāṭibā			تُخَاطِبْنَ tuḵāṭibna	يُخَاطِبْنَ yuḵāṭibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَاطِبْ ḵāṭib			خَاطِبَا ḵāṭibā				خَاطِبُوا ḵāṭibū
	f		خَاطِبِي ḵāṭibī							خَاطِبْنَ ḵāṭibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُوطِبْتُ ḵūṭibtu	خُوطِبْتَ ḵūṭibta	خُوطِبَ ḵūṭiba		خُوطِبْتُمَا ḵūṭibtumā	خُوطِبَا ḵūṭibā		خُوطِبْنَا ḵūṭibnā	خُوطِبْتُمْ ḵūṭibtum	خُوطِبُوا ḵūṭibū
	f		خُوطِبْتِ ḵūṭibti	خُوطِبَتْ ḵūṭibat			خُوطِبَتَا ḵūṭibatā			خُوطِبْتُنَّ ḵūṭibtunna	خُوطِبْنَ ḵūṭibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَاطَبُ ʔuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبُ tuḵāṭabu	يُخَاطَبُ yuḵāṭabu		تُخَاطَبَانِ tuḵāṭabāni	يُخَاطَبَانِ yuḵāṭabāni		نُخَاطَبُ nuḵāṭabu	تُخَاطَبُونَ tuḵāṭabūna	يُخَاطَبُونَ yuḵāṭabūna
	f		تُخَاطَبِينَ tuḵāṭabīna	تُخَاطَبُ tuḵāṭabu			تُخَاطَبَانِ tuḵāṭabāni			تُخَاطَبْنَ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ yuḵāṭabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَاطَبَ ʔuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبَ tuḵāṭaba	يُخَاطَبَ yuḵāṭaba		تُخَاطَبَا tuḵāṭabā	يُخَاطَبَا yuḵāṭabā		نُخَاطَبَ nuḵāṭaba	تُخَاطَبُوا tuḵāṭabū	يُخَاطَبُوا yuḵāṭabū
	f		تُخَاطَبِي tuḵāṭabī	تُخَاطَبَ tuḵāṭaba			تُخَاطَبَا tuḵāṭabā			تُخَاطَبْنَ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ yuḵāṭabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَاطَبْ ʔuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبْ tuḵāṭab	يُخَاطَبْ yuḵāṭab		تُخَاطَبَا tuḵāṭabā	يُخَاطَبَا yuḵāṭabā		نُخَاطَبْ nuḵāṭab	تُخَاطَبُوا tuḵāṭabū	يُخَاطَبُوا yuḵāṭabū
	f		تُخَاطَبِي tuḵāṭabī	تُخَاطَبْ tuḵāṭab			تُخَاطَبَا tuḵāṭabā			تُخَاطَبْنَ tuḵāṭabna	يُخَاطَبْنَ yuḵāṭabna

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَاطِب (ḵāṭib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ˈtiβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.t̪ʰɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.t̪ʰɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.t̪ʰɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.t̪ʰíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.t̪ʰéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.t̪ʰíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	xātiḇ
Dari reading?	xātib
Iranian reading?	xâteb
Tajik reading?	xotib

Noun

Dari	خاطب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хотиб

خاطب • (xâteb)

1. (Islam) preacher
2. speaker

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ط ب
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَاطِب (ḵāṭib). Equivalent to the active participle of خطب (ḵaṭab, “to get engaged”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.tˤib/, [ˈxɑː.tˤɪb]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

خاطب • (ḵāṭeb) (feminine خاطبة (ḵāṭbe), common plural خاطبين (ḵāṭbīn))

1. engaged