خاطبهُ
Root: خطب
Form: 3
Full Definition
خاطبهُIII
, or خاطبهُ بِالكَلَامِ, Verbal.Noun مُخَاطَبَةٌ and خِطَابٌ, He talked, spoke, conversed, or discoursed, with him; held a colloquy, dialogue, conversation, or discourse, with him: he talked to him, spoke to him, or addressed him, face to face; accosted him with speech or words. [Hence,] حَرْفُ خِطَابٍ [A particle of allocution] : such is the ت in أَنْتَ and أَنْتِ, (Mughnee and K on the letter ت,) and such is the ك in ذَاكَ &c.
2 He consulted with him.
3 فَصْلُ الخِطَابِ [as used in the Kur xxxviii. 19] means The deciding a case, or passing sentence, or judging, with evident demonstration, or proof; or by testimony confirmed by oath: or the deciding between truth and falsehood, and distinguishing between just judgment and the contrary thereof: or understanding, intelligence, sagacity, or knowledge, in judging or passing sentence: or the pronouncing the phrase أَمَّا بَعْدُ, which David [it is said] was the first to utter, and which means, accord. to Abu-l- 'Abbás, Now, after these preliminary words, [I proceed to say] thus and thus; or this last phrase means after my prayer for thee; (K in art. بعد;) or after praising God. (TA in art. بعد [See also art. فصل.])
2 He consulted with him.
3 فَصْلُ الخِطَابِ [as used in the Kur xxxviii. 19] means The deciding a case, or passing sentence, or judging, with evident demonstration, or proof; or by testimony confirmed by oath: or the deciding between truth and falsehood, and distinguishing between just judgment and the contrary thereof: or understanding, intelligence, sagacity, or knowledge, in judging or passing sentence: or the pronouncing the phrase أَمَّا بَعْدُ, which David [it is said] was the first to utter, and which means, accord. to Abu-l- 'Abbás, Now, after these preliminary words, [I proceed to say] thus and thus; or this last phrase means after my prayer for thee; (K in art. بعد;) or after praising God. (TA in art. بعد [See also art. فصل.])
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