حُبّ
love
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أَحَبَّ in English
Verb · Form IV
- to love, to like
أُحِبُّكَI love you (to a male)أُحِبُّكِI love you (to a female)وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْAnd it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and it may be that you like a thing which is bad for you.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:216
Words from the root ح-ب-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَبَّ
· present يَحِبُّ
Form I · The plain action
to love, to like; to give focus, to give attention
حَبَّبَ
· present يُحَبِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to evoke love for; to make (someone) love (something); to endear
تَحْبِيب
مُحَبِّب
مُحَبَّب
حَبَّبَ
· present يُحَبِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to produce seed, to go to seed; to bear seed, to bear grain; to granulate, to become granulated
تَحْبِيب
مُحَبِّب
مُحَبَّب
to love, to like
حُبّ
مَحَبَّة
مُحِبّ
lover
مَحْبُوب
مُحَبّ
تَحَبَّبَ
· present يَتَحَبَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to show love; to endear oneself to someone; to court, woo
تَحَبُّب
مُتَحَبِّب
مُتَحَبَّب
اِسْتَحَبَّ
· present يَسْتَحِبُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to deem something recommendable; to prefer, to favour, to love more than
اِسْتِحْبَاب
مُسْتَحِبّ
مُسْتَحَبّ
recommendable
أَحَبَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | أَحْبَبْتُ | أُحِبُّ | أُحِبَّ | أُحِبَّ / أُحِبِّ / أُحْبِبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | أَحْبَبْتَ | تُحِبُّ | تُحِبَّ | تُحِبَّ / تُحِبِّ / تُحْبِبْ | أَحِبَّ / أَحِبِّ / أَحْبِبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | أَحْبَبْتِ | تُحِبِّينَ | تُحِبِّي | تُحِبِّي | أَحِبِّي |
| هُوَ he | أَحَبَّ | يُحِبُّ | يُحِبَّ | يُحِبَّ / يُحِبِّ / يُحْبِبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | أَحَبَّتْ | تُحِبُّ | تُحِبَّ | تُحِبَّ / تُحِبِّ / تُحْبِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | أَحْبَبْتُمَا | تُحِبَّانِ | تُحِبَّا | تُحِبَّا | أَحِبَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | أَحَبَّا | يُحِبَّانِ | يُحِبَّا | يُحِبَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | أَحَبَّتَا | تُحِبَّانِ | تُحِبَّا | تُحِبَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | أَحْبَبْنَا | نُحِبُّ | نُحِبَّ | نُحِبَّ / نُحِبِّ / نُحْبِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | أَحْبَبْتُمْ | تُحِبُّونَ | تُحِبُّوا | تُحِبُّوا | أَحِبُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | أَحْبَبْتُنَّ | تُحْبِبْنَ | تُحْبِبْنَ | تُحْبِبْنَ | أَحْبِبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | أَحَبُّوا | يُحِبُّونَ | يُحِبُّوا | يُحِبُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | أَحْبَبْنَ | يُحْبِبْنَ | يُحْبِبْنَ | يُحْبِبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | حُبّ، مَحَبَّة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُحِبّ |
| Passive participle | مَحْبُوب، مُحَبّ |
أَحَبَّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to love
أُحِبُّكَI love you (to a male)
to love
أُحِبُّكِI love you (to a female)
to love
وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْAnd it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and it may be that you like a thing which is bad for you.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:216
From a fully vowelled text
أُحِبُّكَ يَا رَبُّ، يَا قُوَّتِي.I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.Psalms 18:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
«إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَنِي فَاحْفَظُوا وَصَايَايَ،If ye love me, keep my commandments.John 14:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
بِهذَا أُوصِيكُمْ حَتَّى تُحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا.These things I command you, that ye love one another.John 15:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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