No. 3,308 in Arabic
خطيب
"خطيب" means "orator" or "preacher."
In a sentence
خطيبي يعمل في شركة هندسة.
My fiancé works in an engineering company.
The word 'خطيب' here is used to refer to a male fiancé, the person engaged to be married.
الخطيب ألقى خطبة الجمعة اليوم.
The preacher delivered the Friday sermon today.
The word 'خطيب' in this context refers to someone who delivers public speeches, often in a religious setting.
كان خطيبًا مفوهًا في تلك المحاضرة.
He was an eloquent speaker in that lecture.
Here 'خطيب' means a skilled orator or public speaker, regardless of the context being religious or not.
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