حب

See also: خت, چت, چپ, and جب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħab.ba/

Verb

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

  1. to love, to like
  2. to give focus, to give attention
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
Antonyms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħibb/

Noun

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

  1. darling, dear, dearest
Declension

Etymology 4

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħabb/

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
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)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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

Etymology

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħubː/, [ħo̞bː], [ħʊbː]

Noun

حُب • (ħubb) m

(plural أَحْبَاب ‎(ʼaħbāb))
  1. love
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