khootbah khutbah

[Arabic khutbat, khatbah.] Moham .: An oration delivered every Friday after the forenoon service in the principal Mohammedan mosques, in which the speaker praises God, ble es Mohammed, and prays for the sultan or king. In former times it was generally pronounced by the reigning khalif or the heir apparent, but that custom has fallen into disuse. ( Catafago . ) IMG:content-0227.jpg:[graphic] khür, s. [DZIGGETAI.] khus, s. [Mahratta, .] Bot.: An a the rum ( Andropogon ) muricatum, an Western India, . white flowers, in long axillary spikes, growing in Indian gra , the fragrant roots of which are used strument. 2. Set to a key, as a tune. keyed-bugle, s. Music: A Kent-bugle (q.v.).