Appendix:Arabic roots/خ ط ب

Arabic

Root

خ ط ب • (ḵ ṭ b)

1. related to speeches
2. related to proposing marriage

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba, “to make a speech; to propose marriage”)
  • Verbal noun: خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba), خَطَابَة (ḵaṭāba)
  • Active participle: خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)
  • Passive participle: مَخْطُوب (maḵṭūb)
• Form III: خَاطَبَ (ḵāṭaba, “to address, speak to”)
  • Verbal noun: مُخَاطَبَة (muḵāṭaba)
  • Active participle: مُخَاطِب (muḵāṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُخَاطَب (muḵāṭab)
• Form VI: تَخَاطَبَ (taḵāṭaba, “to talk, converse, correspond”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَاطُب (taḵāṭub)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَاطِب (mutaḵāṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَاطَب (mutaḵāṭab)
• Form VIII: اِخْتَطَبَ (iḵtaṭaba, “to ask for a girl's hand”)
  • Verbal noun: اِخْتِطَاب (iḵtiṭāb)
  • Active participle: مُخْتَطِب (muḵtaṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُخْتَطَب (muḵtaṭab)

Nouns

• خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)
• خِطَاب (ḵiṭāb)
• خِطْب (ḵiṭb)
• خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba)
• خِطْبَة (ḵiṭba)
• خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb)
• خَطِيبَة (ḵaṭība)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “Arabic roots/خ ط ب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz