Etymology

khatib

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Today it means: A person who delivers the khutbah. Full definition →

Arabic خَطِيب
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromخَطِيب
  2. English todaykhatib

From Arabic خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb).

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