khutbah

noun

khut·​bah

variants or khutba

ˈku̇tbə

plural -s

: a pulpit address of prescribed form that is read in mosques on Fridays at noon prayer and contains an acknowledgment of the sovereignty of the reigning prince

Word History

Etymology

Arabic khuṭbah

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