(ن) خَطَبَ يَخْطُبُ خَطْبًا وَخِطْبَةًkhaṭaba yakhṭubu khaṭban wa-khiṭbatan: (1) to inform someone of the true state of affairs, to preach, to deliver a speech. (2) to propose marriage, to become engaged.
خَطْبٌkhaṭb: state of affairs, situation, important matter, مدّعاmddʿā, business. ﴿قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ اَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ﴾ (Al-Ḥijr 15:57)
خِطْبَةٌkhiṭbah: proposal of marriage. ﴿مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَآءِ﴾ (Al-Baqarah 2:235)
Form III (mufāʿalah) خَاطَبَ يُخَاطِبُ مُخَاطَبَةً وَخِطَابًاkhāṭaba yukhāṭibu mukhāṭabatan wa-khiṭāban: to address someone, drawing their attention and speaking to them. ﴿وَاِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجٰهِلُوْنَ قَالُوْا سَلٰمًا﴾ (Al-Furqān 25:63)
خِطَابٌkhiṭāb (also a noun, ism dhāt): speech, address. ﴿وَاٰتَيْنٰهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ﴾ (Ṣād 38:20)