Arabic vocabulary
يَخْطُبُ is how you say “delivers a sermon” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
وكان من المغفلين من يخطب الجمعة،
Among the heedless was one who delivered the Friday sermon,
يَخْطُبُ — delivered a sermon. Present-tense 'he delivers a sermon', the 'he' subject inside the verb. Following the 'was', this present tense reads as a past habit, 'used to deliver', describing his customary role. It fills out the 'one who would give the Friday sermon' clause.
From: Justice in the Field →OpenArabic teaches words like يَخْطُبُ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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