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Form 1خَطَبَ5 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarخُطْبَةٌ خِطْبَةٌ خَطَابَةٌ خَطَبٌ

Core sense — he recited a sermon; he asked for a woman in marriagegenerated

1.1[he recited a خُطْبَة] عَلَى المِنْبَرِ [on the pulpit]—خَطَبَ خُطْبَةً

or, according to some, this is a noun used as a maṣdar; also خَطَابَةٌ.

Said of a خَطِيب or خَاطِب.

Also اختطب in the same sense.

[he recited a خُطْبَة to the people, and over the people, that is, on the pulpit, beneath which they sat]—خَطَبَ القَوْمَ

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he delivered an exhortation, or admonition, to the people—عَلَى القَوْمِ
1.1.1he asked for the woman in marriage—خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ

Muḍāriʿ as above, or this is a simple noun.

خَطْبٌ, خِطِّيبَى and اختطبها have the same meaning.

In the following verse of ʿAdee Ibn-Zeyd, about Jedheemeh El-Abrash and his asking Ez-Zebbā in marriage: [For the asking in marriage of her who acted perfidiously and treacherously: for they (that is, women) are possessed of secret malevolence: may they be disgraced and accursed:]

shāhid
لِخِطِّيبَى الَّتِى غَدَرَتْ وَخَانَتْوَهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ غَائِلَةٍ لُحِينَا

There خطّيبى has the same meaning as خِطْبَة. Lth says it is a simple noun, but AM says he is wrong and that it is a maṣdar.

he asked the people for the woman in marriage—خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ إِلَى القَوْمِ
[he asked such a one for a woman in marriage]—خَطَبَ إِلَى فُلَانٍ
he asked for a woman in marriage when another had already done so—خَطَبَ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ

This is the case where she had inclined to the other man, he and she had agreed on a dowry and approved each other, and nothing remained but to conclude the contract; doing this is forbidden. It is not forbidden to ask for a woman in marriage when another has done so if she and he have not agreed, nor approved each other, and neither of them has inclined to the other.

1.1.2figurative · مجازsuch a one seeks, or wants, to do such a thing—فُلَانٌ يَخْطُبُ عَمَلَ كَذَا
1.2he became a خَطِيب—خَطُبَ

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1.3he, or it, was, or became, of the colour called خُطْبَةٌ—خَطِبَ

Or: his, or its, colour was, or became, that colour.

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, (S, K,) or خَطَبَ خُطْبَةً , (A,) aor. خَطُبَ , (TA,) inf. n. خُطْبَةٌ , (S, K,) or this, accord. to some, is a subst. used as an inf. n., (TA,) and خَطَابَةٌ , (K,) said of a خَطِيب (A) or خَاطِب , (K,) [He recited a خُطْبَة (q. v. infrà),] عَلَى المِنْبَرِ [upon the pulpit]; (S, K;) as also ↓ اختطب . (S.) And خَطَبَ القَوْمَ , (Msb,) and عَلَى القَوْمِ , (Th, Msb,) aor. خَطُبَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خُطْبَةٌ , (Th, Msb,) [He recited a خُطْبَة to the people, and over the people, i. e. on the pulpit, beneath which they sat: or] he delivered an exhortation, or admonition, to the people. (Msb.) خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ , (S, A, * Msb, K,) aor. as above, (TA,) inf. n. خِطْبَةٌ , (S, A, K) or this is a simple subst., (Msb,) and خَطْبٌ (Lh, K) and خِطِّيبَى ; (T, S, * K;) and ↓ اختطبها ; (S, K;) He asked, or demanded, the woman in marriage. (Msb.) In the following verse of 'Adee Ibn-Zeyd, respecting Jedheemeh El-Abrash, and his asking in marriage Ez-Zebbà, 1 [For the asking in marriage of her who acted perfidiously and treacherously: for they (i. e. women) are possessed of secret malevolence: may they be disgraced and accursed:] خطّيبى is syn. with خِطْبَة : (S:) accord. to Lth, it is a simple subst.; but AM says that he is in error, and that it is an inf. n. (TA.) You say also, خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ إِلَى القَوْمِ He asked, or demanded, the woman in marriage, of the people. (Msb.) And خَطَبَ إِلَى فُلَانٍ [He asked, or demanded, a woman in marriage, of such a one]. (TA.) And خَطَبَ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ He asked, or demanded, a woman in marriage, when another had done so, and she had inclined to the latter, and he and she had agreed to a certain dowry, and had approved each other, and nothing remained but to conclude the contract; the doing of which is forbidden: but it is not forbidden to ask in marriage a woman when another has done so if she and the latter have not agreed, nor approved each other, nor has either of them inclined to the other. (TA.) لِخِطِّيبَى الَّتِى غَدَرَتْ وَخَانَتْ | وَهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ غَائِلَةٍ لُحِينَا فُلَانٌ يَخْطُبُ عَمَلَ كَذَا Such a one seeks, or desires, to do such a thing. (A, TA.) خَطُبَ , [aor. خَطُبَ ,] inf. n. خَطَابَةٌ , He became a خَطِيب (S.) خَطِبَ , aor. خَطَبَ , (JK, K,) inf. n. خَطَبٌ , (S, TA,) He, or it, was, or became, of the colour termed خُطْبَةٌ : (S, * K:) or his, or its, colour was, or became, what is thus termed. (JK.)
Form 2خطّبهُ1 sense

Core sense — he granted his request for a woman in marriagegenerated

2.1

He granted his request for a woman in marriage; اخطبهُ means the same.

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He granted his request of a woman in marriage; as also ↓ اخطبهُ . (TA.)
Form 3خاطبهُ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُخَاطَبَةٌ

Core sense — he talked with him, he addressed him face to facegenerated

3.1he talked, or conversed, with him; he spoke to him, or addressed him, face to face—خاطبهُ بِالكَلَامِ

Maṣdar مُخَاطَبَةٌ and خِطَابٌ.

[a particle of allocution]—حَرْفُ خِطَابٍ

Such is the ت in أَنْتَ and أَنْتِ (in the Mughnee and the K under the letter ت), and such is the ك in ذَاكَ and the like.

3.1.1

He consulted with him.

3.1.2the deciding of a case, or passing of sentence, with clear proof—فَصْلُ الخِطَابِ

As used in the Qur'ān 38:19.

Or: deciding by testimony confirmed by oath; or deciding between truth and falsehood, and distinguishing just judgement from the opposite; or understanding, intelligence, sagacity, or knowledge in judging or passing sentence.

Or the pronouncing of the phrase أَمَّا بَعْدُ, which David is said to have been the first to utter, and which means, according to Abu-l-ʿAbbās, now, after these preliminary words, [I proceed to say] thus and thus; or this last phrase means: after my prayer for you; or: after praising God.

Qur’ān 38:20 approximate — somewhere between 38:6 and 38:32 Lane cites “Kur xxxviii. 19”
Qur’ān 38:20 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 3
11:37
وَٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ

"But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)."

23:27
فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙ فَٱسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ

So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).

25:63
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَـٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا

And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (A, Msb, TA,) or خاطبهُ بِالكَلَامِ , (S, TA,) inf. n. مُخَاطَبَةٌ and خِطَابٌ , (S, Msb,) He talked, spoke, conversed, or discoursed, with him; held a colloquy, dialogue, conversation, or discourse, with him: (Msb, TA:) he talked to him, spoke to him, or addressed him, face to face; accosted him with speech or words. (A.) [Hence,] حَرْفُ خِطَابٍ [A particle of allocution] : such is the ت in أَنْتَ and أَنْتِ , (Mughnee and K on the letter ت ,) and such is the ك in ذَاكَ &c. (I'Ak p. 36; &c.) He consulted with him. (TA.) فَصْلُ الخِطَابِ [as used in the Kur xxxviii. 19] means The deciding a case, or passing sentence, or judging, with evident demonstration, or proof; or by testimony confirmed by oath: (K, TA:) or the deciding between truth and falsehood, and distinguishing between just judgment and the contrary thereof: (TA:) or understanding, intelligence, sagacity, or knowledge, in judging or passing sentence: or the pronouncing the phrase أَمَّا بَعْدُ , (K, TA,) which David [it is said] was the first to utter, and which means, accord. to Abu-l- 'Abbás, Now, after these preliminary words, [I proceed to say] thus and thus; (TA;) or this last phrase means after my prayer for thee; (K in art. بعد ;) or after praising God. (TA in art. بعد [See also art. فصل .])
Form 4أَخْطَبَ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he granted his request in marriage; it came within reach; it became striped with greengenerated

4.1

See form 2.

4.1.1

[According to the KL, إِخْطَابٌ means the inviting of a person for the purpose of marriage; but I think only اِخْتِطَابٌ has this meaning.]

4.1.2figurative · مجازthe game, or object of the chase, has come within your reach, and has come near you—أَخْطَبَكَ الصَّيْدُ
[so shoot it, or cast at it]—فَٱرْمِهِ
the thing, or affair, has come within your power, or reach—اخطبك الأَمْرُ
4.2it became striped with green—اخطب

Said of the colocynth; or: it became yellow, with green stripes.

the wheat became coloured—اخطبتِ الحِنْطَةُ
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see 2. [Accord. to the KL, إِخْطَابٌ signifies The inviting one for the purpose of marriage: but I think it is only اِخْتِطَابٌ that has this signification.] أَخْطَبَكَ الصَّيْدُ The game, or object of the chase, has become within thy power, or reach; (S, A;) and has become near thee; (S;) فَٱرْمِهِ [therefore shoot it, or cast at it]. (A.) And اخطبك الأَمْرُ The thing, or affair, has become within thy power, or reach. (JK, A. *) اخطب , said of the colocynth, (JK, S, K,) It became striped with green: (JK, K:) or it became yellow, with green stripes. (S.) And اخطبتِ الحِنْطَةُ The wheat became coloured. (TA.)
Form 6تخاطبا1 sense

Core sense — they two talked with each other, they conversed togethergenerated

6.1the generally known, generally received, or conventional, language of conversation—عُرْفُ التَّخَاطُبِ

They two talked, or conversed, each with the other.

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They two talked, spoke, conversed, or discoursed, each with the other; held a colloquy, dialogue, conversation, or discourse, each with the other. (TA.) [Hence, عُرْفُ التَّخَاطُبِ The generally-known, generally-received, or conventional, language of conversation.]
Form 8إِخْتَطَبَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they invited him to marry a woman of their familygenerated

8.1

See form 1, in two places.

8.1.1they invited him to marry a woman of their family—اِخْتَطَبُوهُ

Or: they invited him to ask for a woman of their family in marriage.

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see 1, in two places. اِخْتَطَبُوهُ They invited him to marry a woman of their family: (S, Msb, K:) or they invited him to ask, or demand, in marriage, a woman of their family. (AZ, * A. [See also 4.])

Derived nouns 20

Nounخَطْبٌ1 sense

Core sense — an affair, a thing one seeks to do; an affliction, a calamitygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredwhat is the thing, or affair, or business, that you seek to do?—مَاخَطْبُكَ

A thing, an affair, or a business, small or great, that one seeks, or desires, to do — the same as أَمْرٌ مَخْطُوبٌ; or that is, or may be, a subject of discourse: this is the primary meaning.

Or a great thing or affair; or a thing, or affair, that is disliked, not one that is liked; or that is liked as well; or the cause, or occasion, of a thing or an event; or an affliction, or calamity — often used in this last sense today; and a state, or condition.

Plural خُطُوبٌ, for which خُطُب is used in the verse cited below.

[a little, or unimportant, thing or affair]—خَطْبٌ يَسِيرٌ
[a great, or important, thing or affair]—جَلِيلٌ
[he endures, or he contends, or struggles, with the afflictions, or calamities, of fortune]—هُوَ يُقَاسِى خُطُوبَ الدَّهْرِ

Or: what is your reason [for coming, and the like]?

El-Akhtal says: [Like the wavings of the hands of mothers bereft of many children, in mourning on account of them, bewailing the biting cruelty of the daughters of misfortune and afflictions]

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كَلَمْعِ أَيْدِى مَثَاكِيلَ مُسَلِّبَةٍيَنْدُبْنَ ضَرْسَ بَنَاتِ الدَّهْرِ وَالخُطُبِ

He uses الخُطُبِ for الخُطُوبِ.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَطْب 1 shown of 5
20:95
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَـٰسَـٰمِرِىُّ

(Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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A thing, an affair, or a business, (A, K, MF,) small or great, (K,) that one seeks, or desires, to do, (A,) syn. أَمْرٌ مَخْطُوبٌ , (Ham p. 33,) or that is, or may be, a subject of discourse: this is the primary signification: (MF:) or a great thing or affair: or a thing, or an affair, that is disliked; not one that is liked: or that is liked also: (Ham p.127:) or the cause, or occasion, of a thing or an event: (JK, S:) or an affliction; a calamity: (Msb:) [often used in this last sense in the present day:] and a state, or condition: (TA:) pl. خُطُوبٌ ; (A, Msb, K;) for which خُطُب is used in a verse below. (TA.) You say, مَاخَطْبُكَ What is the thing, or affair, or business, that thou seekest, or desirest, to do? (A:) or what is thy cause[of coming &c.]? (S.) خَطْبٌ يَسِيرٌ and جَلِيلٌ [A little, or an unimportant, and a great, or an important, thing or affair]. (A.) And هُوَ يُقَاسِى خُطُوبَ الدَّهْرِ [He endures, or he contends, or struggles, with, or against, the afflictions, or calamities, of fortune]. (A.) El-Akhtal says, 1 [Like the wavings of the hands of mothers bereft of many children, in mourning on account of them, bewailing the biting cruelty of the daughters of misfortune and afflictions] : using الخُطُبِ for الخُطُوبِ . (L.) كَلَمْعِ أَيْدِى مَثَاكِيلَ مُسَلِّبَةٍ | يَنْدُبْنَ ضَرْسَ بَنَاتِ الدَّهْرِ وَالخُطُبِ
Nounخُطْبٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who asks a woman in marriage; a woman asked in marriagegenerated

1

See the following entry, in two places.

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: see the next paragraph, in two places.
Nounخِطْبٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man who asks a woman in marriage; a woman asked in marriagegenerated

1he is her asker in marriage—هُوَخِطْبُهَا

A man who asks for a woman in marriage; also خُطْبٌ, خَاطِبٌ and خِطِّيبٌ.

Plural of the first أَخْطَابٌ, of the second خُطَّابٌ, and of the last خِطِّيبُونَ.

خَاطِبُهَا and خِطِّيبُهَا are used in the same way.

In the Time of Ignorance it was the custom for a man to stand up and say خِطْبٌ or خُطْبٌ, meaning: I am an asker in marriage; and the man who wished to give a woman to him in marriage would reply نِكْحٌ or نُكْحٌ [meaning I am “a giver in marriage,”] and so the marriage was effected.

There was a woman among them called Umm-Khārijeh; the man who asked her in marriage used to stand at the door of her tent and say خِطْبٌ, and she used to reply نِكْحٌ. Hence the proverb أَسْرَعُ مِنْ نِكَاحِ أُمِّ خَارِجَةَ [Quicker than the marriage of Umm-Khārijeh].

1.1she is the one asked in marriage by him—هِىَ خِطْبُهُ

Also: a woman asked for in marriage; and so خِطْبَةٌ, خُطْبَةٌ, خِطِّيبَةٌ and خِطِّيبَى [which is also a maṣdar: see form 1]; or this last means a woman often asked in marriage.

خِطْبَتُهُ and the like are used in the same way.

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A man who asks, or demands, a woman in marriage; (S, A, * K; *) as also خُطْبٌ (MF) and خَاطِبٌ (A, Msb, K) and خِطِّيبٌ : pl. of the first أَخْطَابٌ , (K,) and of the second خُطَّابٌ , (A,) and of the last خِطِّيبُونَ . (K.) You say, هُوَخِطْبُهَا [and خَاطِبُهَا ] and خِطِّيبُهَا He is her asker, or demander, in marriage. (K, * TA.) It was a custom, in the Time of Ignorance, for a man to stand up and to say خِطْبٌ , (A, K, *) and خُطْبٌ , (K,) meaning I am an asker, or demander, in marriage; (MF;) and he who desired to give to him in marriage would reply نِكْحٌ , (A, K, *) and نُكْحٌ , (K,) [meaning I am “ a giver in marriage, ”] and thus marriage was effected: there was a woman among them, called Umm-Khárijeh, and the man who asked her in marriage used to stand at the door of her tent, and say, خِطْبٌ ; and she used to reply, نِكْحٌ ; (S, * TA;) and hence the prov, أَسْرَعُ مِنْ نِكَاحِ أُمِّ خَارِجَةَ [Quicker than the marriage of Umm-Khárijeh]. (TA.) Also A woman asked, or demanded, in marriage; (S, A, * K; *) and so خِطْبَةٌ (S, K) and خُطْبَةٌ (Kr, K) and خِطِّيبَةٌ (A, K) and خِطِّيبَى [which is also an inf. n.: see 1] : (K:) or this last signifies a woman often asked, or demanded, in marriage. (JK.) You say, هِىَ خِطْبُهُ and خِطْبَتُهُ (S, K) &c. (K) She is the person asked, or demanded, in marriage by him. (S, K. *)
Nounخُطْبَةٌ4 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a sermon, a discourse recited on the pulpit; a dusky colourgenerated

1[the خطيب recited a beautiful خطبة]—خَطَبَ الخَطِيبُ خُطْبَةً حَسَنَةً

A word of the measure فُعْلَةٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولَةٌ, like نُسْخَةٌ in the sense of مَنْسُوخَةٌ and غُرْفَةٌ مِنَ المَآءِ in the sense of مَغْرُوفَةٌ.

An exhortation, or admonition [recited by a خَطِيب]: a form of words, a discourse, a sermon, a speech, an oration, or a harangue, which the خَطِيب recites on the pulpit.

[In the noon service of the congregational mosque on Friday, the خطيب recites two forms of words, each called by this name: the first consists chiefly of praise of God, blessings on Mohammad and his family and companions, and exhortation to the congregation, and is termed خُطْبَةُ الوَعْظِ; the second, of praise of God, exhortation, blessings on Mohammad and his family and companions, and prayer for the Muslims in general and especially for the Sovereign, and is termed خُطْبَةُ النَّعْتِ (see my “Modern Egyptians,” chapter 3).]

Aboo-Is-hāq: or, by its original meaning, among the [Pagan] Arabs, a discourse, a speech, an oration, or a harangue — generally one delivered in public — in rhyming prose, and the like.

Or the old Arabian خُطْبَة, in the Pagan and the early Muslim ages, was in most instances not in rhyming prose; and “prose,” as used here, does not exclude what contains poetry brought in as evidence and the like.

Or [a tract, or small treatise or discourse,] like a رِسَالَة, which is complete in itself, that is, has a beginning and an end.

The plural is خُطَبٌ.

And مَخَاطِبُ, which occurs in these words of a tradition, مِنْ أَهْلِ المَحَاشِدِ وَالمَخَاطِبِ, meaning of those who congregate and harangue people, stirring them up to go out and assemble for seditious purposes, is said to be used in the same sense as خُطَب and to be a plural [of خُطْبَةٌ], contrary to rule, like مَشَابِهُ [plural of شَبَهٌ] and مَلَامِحُ [plural of لَمْحَةٌ]; or it is the plural of مَخْطَبَةٌ, which means the same as خُطْبَةٌ; or it [is the plural of مَخْطَبٌ and] means places of haranguing.

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See also خِطْبٌ.

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Also: a turbid, or dusky, colour, or a colour inclining to turbidness or duskiness, mixed with yellowish red, like the colour of wheat before it dries, and that of some wild asses.

And a green [apparently meaning here a dark, or an ashy, dust-] colour; or a dust-colour suffused with خُضْرَة [or a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour: see أَخْطَبُ]; or خُضْرَة mixed with black.

3.1you are [the asinine;] the one who bears evidence of الحِمَارِيَّة [that is, asinineness]—أَنْتَ الأَخْطَبُ البَيِّنُ الخُطْبَةِ

This saying might be imagined to ascribe to the person addressed clearness, or eloquence, in his خُطْبَة.

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, a word of the measure فُعْلَةٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولَةٌ , like نُسْخَةٌ in the sense of مَنْسُوخَةٌ , and غُرْفَةٌ مِنَ المَآءِ in the sense of مَغْرُوفَةٌ ; meaning An exhortation or admonition [recited by a خَطِيب ] : (Msb:) a form of words, a discourse, a sermon, a speech, an oration, or a harangue, which the خَطِيب recites on the pulpit: (K, * TA:) [in the noon-service of the congregational mosque on Friday, the خطيب recites two forms of words, each of which is thus termed: the former chiefly consists of expressions of praise to God, blessings on Mohammad and his family and companions, and exhortation to the congregation; and is termed خُطْبَةُ الوَعْظِ : the latter, of praise to God, exhortation, blessings on Mo- hammad and his family and companions, and prayer for the Muslims in general, and especially for the Sovereign; and is termed خُطْبَةُ النَّعْتِ : (see my “ Modern Egyptians, ” ch. iii.:)] or, [accord. to its original signification,] with the [Pagan] Arabs, a discourse, a speech, an oration, or a harangue, [generally applied to one delivered in public,] in rhyming prose; and the like: (Aboo-Is-hák, K:) or the old Arabian خُطْبَة , in the Pagan and the early Muslim ages, was, in most instances, not in rhyming prose; and the term “ prose, ” as here used, does not exclude what contains poetry introduced by way of testimony and the like: (MF:) or [a tract, or small treatise or discourse,] like a رِسَالَة , which [is complete in itself, or, in other words,] has a beginning and an end: (T, TA:) the pl. is خُطَبٌ : (Msb:) and مَخَاطِبُ , occurring in the following words of a trad., مِنْ أَهْلِ المَحَاشِدِ وَالمَخَاطِبِ , meaning of those who congregate, and harangue people, exciting them to go forth and assemble for seditious purposes, is said to be used in the same sense as خُطَب , and to be a pl. [of خُطْبَةٌ ], contr. to rule, like مَشَابِهُ [pl. of شَبَهٌ ] and مَلَامِحُ [pl. of لَمْحَةٌ ]: or it is pl. of مَخْطَبَةٌ , which is syn. with خُطْبَةٌ : (TA:) or it [is pl. of مَخْطَبٌ , and] signifies places of haranguing. (L in art. حشد .) You say, خَطَبَ الخَطِيبُ خُطْبَةً حَسَنَةً [The خطيب recited a beautiful خطبة ]. (A.) See also خِطْبٌ Also A turbid, or dusky, colour, (K,) or a colour inclining to turbidness or duskiness, (TA,) mixed with yellowish red; (K, TA;) like the colour of wheat before it dries, and that of some wild asses: (TA:) and a green [app. here meaning a dark, or an ashy, dust-] colour: (TA:) or a dust-colour suffused with خُضْرَة : [or a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour: see أَخْطَبُ :] (A, K:) or خُضْرَة mixed with black. (TA.) The saying, أَنْتَ الأَخْطَبُ البَيِّنُ الخُطْبَةِ , which might be imagined to ascribe to the person addressed perspicuity, or eloquence, in his خُطْبَة , really means Thou art [the asinine;] he who bears evidence of الحِمَارِيَّة [i. e. asinineness]. (A.)
Nounخِطْبَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — the asking of a woman in marriagegenerated

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A maṣdar of خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ, or a simple noun.

2

See also خِطْبٌ, in two places.

Qur’ānic occurrences خِطْبَة
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وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّآ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ۚ وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا۟ عُقْدَةَ ٱلنِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ أَجَلَهُۥ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ فَٱحْذَرُوهُ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

There is no blame on you if ye make an offer of betrothal or hold it in your hearts. Allah knows that ye cherish them in your hearts: But do not make a secret contract with them except in terms Honourable, nor resolve on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that Allah Knoweth what is in your hearts, and take heed of Him; and know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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an inf. n. of خَطَبَ المَرْأَةَ : (S, A, K:) or a simple subst. (Msb.) See also خِطْبٌ , in two places.
Nounخُطْبَانٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a certain very bitter plant; a dusky colourgenerated

1

And خُطْبَانَةٌ: see أَخْطَبُ, in four places.

1.1[more bitter than the خطبان]—أَمَرُّ مِنَ الخُطْبَانِ

The former is also the name of a certain plant, one of the most bitter of herbs, resembling the هِلْيَوْن [or asparagus], or like the tails of serpents, with thin ends the colour of the violet, or blacker; the part next below being green, and the part next below that, down to the roots, white. Hence the saying that follows.

In it خطبان has wrongly been said to be the plural of أَخْطَبُ, as سُودَانٌ is the plural of أَسْوَدُ.

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, and خُطْبَانَةٌ : see أَخْطَبُ , in four places. The former is also the name of A certain plant, (K,) of the most bitter of herbs, (TA,) resembling the هِلْيَوْن [or asparagus], (K,) or like the tails of serpents, with thin extremities resembling [in colour] the violet, or blacker; the part next below being green; and the part next below that, to the roots, white: whence the saying, أَمَرُّ مِنَ الخُطْبَانِ [More bitter than the خطبان ]; in which خطبان has been erroneously said to be pl. of أَخْطَبُ , like as سُودَانٌ is pl. of أَسْوَدُ (TA.)
Nounخِطْبَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — of a dusky colourgenerated

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See أَخْطَبُ.

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Nounأَوْرَقُ خُطْبَانِى ٌّ1 sense

Core sense — very dusky, dusky inclining to blackgenerated

1

[Of a dusky colour, inclining to black, in a great degree; or very dusky.] The second word is added to intensify the meaning.

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[Of a dusky colour, inclining to black, in a great degree; or very dusky]: the latter word is added to give intensiveness to the signification. (K.)
Nounخَطِيبٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a speaker, an orator, one who recites a sermon on the pulpitgenerated

1he is the speaker for the people, or party—هُوَ خَطِيبُ القَوْمِ

[A speaker; generally a public speaker; an orator; a preacher;] one who recites a خُطْبَة, [and particularly] on the pulpit; the same as خَاطِبٌ [in these senses, though the latter is generally used in another sense, explained above under خِطْبٌ].

Or one who recites a خُطْبَة well; [a good speaker or orator.] Plural خُطَبَآءُ. See خُطْبَةٌ.

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[A speaker; generally a public speaker; an orator; a preacher;] a reciter of a خُطْبَة , (A, Msb, TA,) [and particularly] on the pulpit; (TA;) i. q. خَاطِبٌ [in these senses; but the latter is generally used in another sense, explained above, voce خِطْبٌ ]: (S, TA:) or one who recites a خُطْبَة well; (K, TA;) [a good speaker or orator:] pl. خُطَبَآءُ . (Msb, TA.) See خُطْبَةٌ . You say also, هُوَ خَطِيبُ القَوْمِ , meaning He is the speaker for the people or party. (Msb.)
Nounخِطَابَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the office of a preacher of a mosquegenerated

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The office of a خَطِيب of a mosque.

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The office of a خَطِيب of a mosque. (TA.)
Nounخَطَّابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man practised in asking women in marriagegenerated

1

A man practised in, or used to, asking women in marriage.

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A man practised in, or accustomed to, the asking, or demanding, women in marriage. (K, * Msb, TA.)
Nounخِطِّيبٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who asks a woman in marriagegenerated

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See خِطْبٌ, in two places.

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: see خِطْبٌ , in two places.
Nounخِطِّيبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woman asked in marriagegenerated

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See خِطْبٌ.

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Nounخِطِّيبَى1 sense

Core sense — a woman asked in marriage; the asking of a woman in marriagegenerated

1

See خِطْبٌ.

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Nounخَاطِبٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who asks a woman in marriage; a speakergenerated

1

See خِطْبٌ, in two places.

1.1

And see also خَطِيبٌ.

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: see خِطْبٌ , in two places: and see also خَطِيبٌ .
Nounأَخْطَبُ9 senses · 1 main

Core sense — of a dusky colour; a wild ass so coloured; colocynths striped with greengenerated

1

Of the colour called خُطْبَةٌ.

1.1

An ass, that is, a wild ass, of a colour tinged with خُضْرَة [here meaning a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour]; or of a dust-colour suffused with خُضْرَة; or having a black line, or stripe, along the middle of the back.

Feminine خَطْبَآءُ, applied to a she-ass, and also to a she-camel.

1.2

See also خُطْبَةٌ.

1.3[a pigeon of the colour called خُطْبَةٌ]—حَمَامَةٌ خَطْبَآءُ القَمِيصِ
1.4[a hand] of which the darkness of the dye given by حِنَّآء has faded—يَدٌ خَطْبَآءُ
[fingers' ends] of which the darkness of the dye has faded—أَنَامِلُ خُطْبٌ

خُطْبٌ is the plural.

In the same way the adjective [أَخْطَبُ] is sometimes applied to the hair.

[a woman pale in the lips, whose lips have lost their deep red hue]—اِمْرَأَةٌ خَطْبَآءُ الشَّفَتَيْنِ
1.5colocynths that are yellow, with green stripes—حَنْظَلٌ أَخْطَبُ

Also خُطْبَانٌ.

Feminine خَطْبَآءُ, applied to a single colocynth, which is termed حَنْظَلَةٌ; خُطْبَانَةٌ means the same.

The plural [or rather ism jamʿ] of this last [or plural of أَخْطَبُ] is خُطْبَانٌ, and خِطْبَانٌ, which is irregular.

green leaves of the سَمُر—خُطْبَانٌ

This is a plural of أَخْطَبُ.

1.6the [bird called] شَقِرَّاق—الأَخْطَبُ

Called in Persian كَاسْكِينَةْ, according to a marginal note in a copy of the S.

Or the [bird called] صُرَد, so named because it has a mixture of black and white.

1.7

And the صَقْر [or hawk].

1.8

And a certain creeping thing of a green colour, longer than the locust, having six legs.

Called in Persian شش پايه and سبوشكنك.

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Of the colour termed خُطْبَةٌ . (K.) An ass, (S, A, K,) i. e. a wild ass, (TA,) of a colour tinged with خُضْرَة [here meaning a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour]: (S, K:) or of a dustcolour suffused with خُضْرَة : (A:) or having a black line, or stripe, along the middle of the back: (Fr, S, K:) fem. خَطْبَآءُ , applied to a she-ass; (Fr, S;) and likewise to a she-camel. (S, A.) See also خُطْبَةٌ . حَمَامَةٌ خَطْبَآءُ القَمِيصِ [A pigeon of the colour termed خُطْبَةٌ ]. (A.) يَدٌ خَطْبَآءُ , (K,) and أَنَامِلُ خُطْبٌ , (TA, [ خُطْبٌ being the pl.,]) [A hand, and fingers' ends,] of which the darkness of the dye imparted by حِنَّآء has faded: (K, TA:) and in like manner the epithet [ أَخْطَبُ ] is sometimes applied to the hair. (TA.) One says also اِمْرَأَةٌ خَطْبَآءُ الشَّفَتَيْنِ [A woman pale in the lips; whose lips have lost their deep red hue]. (A.) حَنْظَلٌ أَخْطَبُ , (K,) or خُطْبَانٌ , (S,) Colocynths that are yellow, (S,) with green stripes: (S, K:) fem. (applied to a single colocynth, which is termed حَنْظَلَةٌ , TA) خَطْبَآءُ , with which خُطْبَانَةٌ is syn.: the pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] of this last [or pl. of أَخْطَبُ ] is خُطْبَانٌ , and خِطْبَانٌ , which is extr. [with respect to rule]. (K.) And خُطْبَانٌ (a pl. of أَخْطَبُ , JK) also signifies Green leaves of the سَمُر . (JK, K.) الأَخْطَبُ The [bird called] شَقِرَّاق ; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) called in Persian, accord. to a marginal note in a copy of the S, كَاسْكِينَةْ : (TA:) or the [bird called] صُرَد ; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) because it has a mixture of black and white. (TA.) And The صَقْر [or hawk]. (K.) And A certain creeping thing ( دُوَيْبَّة ) of a green colour, longer than the locust, having six legs; called in Persian شش پايه , and سبوشكنك . (Mgh.)
Nounأَخْطَبَانُ1 sense

Core sense — a certain bird, named from the colour in its wingsgenerated

1

A [proper] name of a certain bird, so called because of a خُطْبَة, that is, خُضْرَة, in its wings.

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a [proper] name of A certain bird; (K, TA;) so called because of a خُطْبَة , i. e. خُضْرَة , in its wings. (TA.)
Nounمَخْطَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of haranguing, a place where a sermon is deliveredgenerated

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See خُطْبَةٌ.

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Nounمَخْطَبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sermon, a discourse delivered in publicgenerated

1

See خُطْبَةٌ.

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Nounمَخَاطِبُ1 sense

Core sense — places of haranguing; sermonsgenerated

1

See خُطْبَةٌ.

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