Arabic vocabulary
خَطَّابِ is how you say “al-Khattab” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ اِبْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ،
He then said three times, "Is Ibn al-Khattab among the people?"
الْخَطَّابِ — al-Khattab. The name closing the 'son of' pairing, made definite by its built-in 'the' and carrying the genitive 'of' ending of the owner slot. Position and ending build 'son of al-Khattab'.
From: A Companion at Battle →فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ
I said, "Who is this?" He replied, "Umar ibn al-Khattab."
الْخَطَّابِ — al-Khattab. The father-name 'al-Khattab', with al-, the owner-half of the 'son of' pairing, in its oblique ending. It completes the lineage 'son of al-Khattab'.
From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →فَقُلْتُ هَذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ اِئْذِنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ
I said, "This is Umar ibn al‑Khattab; he is asking permission." He said, "Permit him and give him the glad tidings of Paradise."
الْخَطَّابِ — al‑Khattab. The father-name 'al-Khattab', the owner-half of the 'son of' pairing, in its oblique ending. It completes the lineage.
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