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حب

حب

See also: خت, چت, چپ, and جب

Arabic

Verb

حَبَّ (ḥabba) I, non-past يَحِبُّ‎ (yaḥibbu)

  1. to love, to like
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /'ħubb/

Noun

حُبّ (ḥubb) m

  1. verbal noun of حَبَّ (ḥabba) (form I)
  2. love
  3. affection, attachment
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

حِبّ (ḥibb) m (plural أَحْبَاب (ʾaḥbāb))

  1. darling, dear, dearest
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 4

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b).

Noun

حَبّ (ḥabb) m (collective, singulative حَبَّة (ḥabba), plural حُبُوب (ḥubūb))

  1. grains, seeds
  2. grain, cereal
  3. grains, kernels
  4. granules
  5. pellets
  6. pills, pastilles
  7. berries
  8. (pathology) acne, pustules, pimples
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Classical Syriac: ܚܒܐ (ḥabbā)
  • → Georgian: აბი (abi)
  • → Middle Armenian: հապ (hap)
    • Armenian: հաբ (hab) (in some dialects via Turkish)
  • → Persian: حب (hab)
    • Tajik: ҳаб (hab)
    • → Azeri: həb
    • → Ottoman Turkish: [script needed] (hap)
      • Turkish: hap
      • → Bulgarian: хап (hap)
      • → Greek: χάπι (chápi)

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħæbː/

Verb

حب (ħabb) (perfect, imperfect يحب (yiħibb), Verb form I)

  1. to love
    بحبك.
    Baħibbak. (to a man) / Baħibbik. (to a woman)
    I love you

Conjugation


Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħub/, [ħo̞b]

Etymology

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)

Noun

حب (ħub)

  1. love