خطاب

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Arabic

Root
خ ط ب (ḵ ṭ b)
11 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew מכתב (mikhtáv).

Pronunciation

Noun

خِطَاب • (ḵiṭāb) m (plural خِطَابَات (ḵiṭābāt) or أَخْطِبَة (ʔaḵṭiba))

  1. verbal noun of خَاطَبَ (ḵāṭaba) (form III)
  2. address, speech
  3. letter
Declension
Declension of noun خِطَاب (ḵiṭāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خِطَاب
ḵiṭāb 		الْخِطَاب
al-ḵiṭāb 		خِطَاب
ḵiṭāb
Nominative خِطَابٌ
ḵiṭābun 		الْخِطَابُ
al-ḵiṭābu 		خِطَابُ
ḵiṭābu
Accusative خِطَابًا
ḵiṭāban 		الْخِطَابَ
al-ḵiṭāba 		خِطَابَ
ḵiṭāba
Genitive خِطَابٍ
ḵiṭābin 		الْخِطَابِ
al-ḵiṭābi 		خِطَابِ
ḵiṭābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خِطَابَيْن
ḵiṭābayn 		الْخِطَابَيْن
al-ḵiṭābayn 		خِطَابَيْ
ḵiṭābay
Nominative خِطَابَانِ
ḵiṭābāni 		الْخِطَابَانِ
al-ḵiṭābāni 		خِطَابَا
ḵiṭābā
Accusative خِطَابَيْنِ
ḵiṭābayni 		الْخِطَابَيْنِ
al-ḵiṭābayni 		خِطَابَيْ
ḵiṭābay
Genitive خِطَابَيْنِ
ḵiṭābayni 		الْخِطَابَيْنِ
al-ḵiṭābayni 		خِطَابَيْ
ḵiṭābay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خِطَابَات‎; أَخْطِبَة
ḵiṭābāt‎; ʔaḵṭiba 		الْخِطَابَات‎; الْأَخْطِبَة
al-ḵiṭābāt‎; al-ʔaḵṭiba 		خِطَابَات‎; أَخْطِبَة
ḵiṭābāt‎; ʔaḵṭibat
Nominative خِطَابَاتٌ‎; أَخْطِبَةٌ
ḵiṭābātun‎; ʔaḵṭibatun 		الْخِطَابَاتُ‎; الْأَخْطِبَةُ
al-ḵiṭābātu‎; al-ʔaḵṭibatu 		خِطَابَاتُ‎; أَخْطِبَةُ
ḵiṭābātu‎; ʔaḵṭibatu
Accusative خِطَابَاتٍ‎; أَخْطِبَةً
ḵiṭābātin‎; ʔaḵṭibatan 		الْخِطَابَاتِ‎; الْأَخْطِبَةَ
al-ḵiṭābāti‎; al-ʔaḵṭibata 		خِطَابَاتِ‎; أَخْطِبَةَ
ḵiṭābāti‎; ʔaḵṭibata
Genitive خِطَابَاتٍ‎; أَخْطِبَةٍ
ḵiṭābātin‎; ʔaḵṭibatin 		الْخِطَابَاتِ‎; الْأَخْطِبَةِ
al-ḵiṭābāti‎; al-ʔaḵṭibati 		خِطَابَاتِ‎; أَخْطِبَةِ
ḵiṭābāti‎; ʔaḵṭibati
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

خُطَّاب • (ḵuṭṭāb) m pl

  1. plural of خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)

Adjective

خُطَّاب • (ḵuṭṭāb) m pl

  1. masculine plural of خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)
References

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خِطَاب (ḵiṭāb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xitāḇ
Dari reading? xitāb
Iranian reading? xetâb
Tajik reading? xitob

Noun

Dari خطاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik хитоб

خطاب • (xetâb)

  1. address; speech addressing someone
    خطابی به من ― xetâbi be man ― an address towards me
    کسی را مورد خطاب قرار دادن ― kasi râ mowred-e xetâb qarâr dâdan ― to address somebody
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خُطَّاب (ḵuṭṭāb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xuttāḇ
Dari reading? xuttāb
Iranian reading? xottâb
Tajik reading? xuttob

Noun

Dari خطاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik хуттоб

خطاب • (xottâb)

  1. plural of خاطب (xâteb)
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