حُبّ
love
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Highlights
Plural
أَحِبَّة
Other plurals
أَحِبَّاء، أَحْبَاب
Feminine
حَبِيبَة
Most common words from the same root
حَبِيب in English
Noun · masculine
- beloved
- sweetheart
- dear
- darling
يَا حَبِيبِي!oh my darling!
- frequently used title of God, the Beloved, the Focus of one's heart and devotion
Word origin
From the root ح ب ب (ḥ b b). Compare Hebrew חָבִיב (ḥāḇīḇ), Classical Syriac ܚܒܝܒܐ (ḥabbīḇā).
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
حَبِيب: plural and other forms
| Singular | حَبِيب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَحِبَّة |
| Alternative plurals | أَحِبَّاء، أَحْبَاب |
| Feminine | حَبِيبَة |
حَبِيب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
darling
يَا حَبِيبِي!oh my darling!
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