English → Arabic
speech in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- khiṭāb
- Arabizi
khi6aabun- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- خِطَبٌ khiṭābun
- Root
- خ ط ب
How to use it
"Speech" in Arabic is usually خِطَابٌ, meaning a formal spoken address, often in public or official contexts. It is a masculine noun; the plural is خِطَبٌ. Use it for lectures, sermons, or any structured talk.
Example sentences
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قَدَّمَ الْرَّئِيسُ خِطَابًا فِي الْمَؤْتَمَرِ.
qaddama al-raʾīsu khiṭāban fī al-maʾtamarī.
The president gave a speech at the conference.
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سَمِعْتُ خِطَابًا جَمِيلًا عَنِ الصَّدَاقَةِ.
samiʿtu khiṭāban jamīlan ʿani al-ṣadāqati.
I heard a beautiful speech about friendship.
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خِطَابُهُ قَصِيرٌ وَمُؤثِّرٌ.
khiṭābuhu qaṣīrun muʾaththirun.
His speech is short and impactful.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Free Speech for All
حرية التعبير للجميع
How Free is Speech?
إلى أي مدى قد يكون التعبير عن الرأي حراً
Free Speech under Siege
حرية التعبير تحت الحصار
Is Blasphemy Hate Speech?
هل يُعَد التجديف خطاب كراهية؟
Tom's speech was excellent.
كانت خطبة توم ممتازة.
I regret missing the speech.
ندمت على عدم حضوري الخطبة.
taught him articulate speech.
« علَّمه البيان » النطق.
Her speech moved the audience.
خطابها أثَر في الجمهور.
Esophageal speech is a learned skill that requires speech training and much practice.
ويعتبر الكلام من المريء مهارة مكتسبة حيث تتطلب التدريب على الكلام وممارسات كثيرة.
Speech processing is the study of speech signals and the processing methods of these signals.
معالجة الكلام هو دراسة إشارات الكلام وأساليب معالجة هذه الإشارات.
Vygotsky described inner speech as being qualitatively different from normal (external) speech.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن فيجوتسكي وصف خطاب الداخلية بأنها تختلف نوعيا عن خطاب (الخارجية) العادي.
You would think that because these implants are optimized for speech, they were designed for speech.
كنت أظن أنه ولأن هاته القوقعات المرزوعة هي الأمثل للكلام، تم تصميمها للكلام.
Questions and answers
Can "speech" also mean "language"?
No, the Arabic word for language is لُغَةٌ. "خِطَابٌ" refers specifically to a spoken address.
Is there a short informal word for "speech"?
In informal contexts people may say كَلَام (kalaam) meaning “talk”, but it is less formal than خِطَابٌ.
Related words and expressions
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