ħabba

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See also: habba

Maltese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ħ-b-b (seed)
2 terms

From Arabic حَبّة (ḥabba).

Noun

ħabba f (singulative, dual ħabbtejn, plural ħbub, paucal ħabbiet)

  1. singulative of ħabb

Noun

ħabba f (dual ħabbtejn, plural ħbub)

  1. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
    Synonym: ħabba tal-għajn
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:
      U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
      tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
      b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
      minn ħbub għajnejja.
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Etymology 2

Root
ħ-b-b (love)
10 terms

See mħabba for more.

Preposition

ħabba

  1. Alternative form of mħabba
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