حب

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See also: خت, چت, چپ, and جب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b).

Pronunciation 1

Verb

حَبَّ (ḥabba) I, non-past يَحِبُّ‎ (yaḥibbu), first-person singular past حَبَبْتُ (ḥababtu) (rare)

  1. to love, to like
  2. to give focus, to give attention
Conjugation
Synonyms

Verb

حَبَّ (ḥabba) I, non-past يَحُبُّ‎ (yaḥubbu), first-person singular past حَبُبْتُ (ḥabubtu)

  1. to be loved
Conjugation

Verb

حَبَّ (ḥabba) I, non-past يَحَبُّ‎ (yaḥabbu), first-person singular past حَبِبْتُ (ḥabibtu) (very rare)

  1. to love
Conjugation

Verb

حُبَّ (ḥubba) I, non-past يُحَبُّ‎ (yuḥabbu), first-person singular past حُبِبْتُ (ḥubibtu)

  1. to be loved
Conjugation

Noun

حُبّ (ḥubbm

  1. verbal noun of حَبَّ (ḥabba) (form I)
  2. love
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:20:
      وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
      watuḥibbūna l-māla ḥubban jamman
      And you love wealth with abounding love.
  3. affection, attachment
Declension

Pronunciation 2

Antonyms

Noun

حِبّ (ḥibbm or f (plural أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb))

  1. (common) beloved, darling
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, ديوان أبي الطيب المتنبي, volume 2:
      وَمَا كُلُّ مَنْ يَهْوَى يَعِفُّ إِذَا خَلَا / عَفَافِي وَيُرْضِي ٱلْحِبَّ وَٱلْخَيْلُ تَلْتَقِي
      wamā kullu man yahwā yaʕiffu ʔiḏā ḵalā / ʕafāfī wayurḍī l-ḥibba wal-ḵaylu taltaqī
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension

Pronunciation 3

Noun

حَبّ (ḥabbm (collective, singulative حَبَّة f (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

Pronunciation 4

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܚܒܐ (ḥabbā)
  • Georgian: აბი (abi)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: heb
    Central Kurdish: حەب (ḧeb)
  • Middle Armenian: հապ (hap)
    • Armenian: հաբ (hab) (in some dialects via Turkish)
  • Persian: حب (hab)

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

حب (ḥabb) I (non-past يحب (yiḥibb))

  1. to love
    بحبك. (to a man)baḥibbakI love you.
    بحبك. (to a woman)baḥibbikI love you.

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

حَبّ (ḥabb) I (non-past يِحُبّ (yiḥubb))

  1. to love
    Antonym: كِرِه (kirih)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حب (ḥabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّ (ḥabb) حبّينا (ḥabbēna) حبّيتوا (ḥabbētu) حبّوا (ḥabbu)
f حبّيتي (ḥabbēti) حبّت (ḥabbat)
non-past m أحبّ (ʔaḥubb) تحبّ (tiḥubb) يحبّ (yiḥubb) نحبّ (niḥubb) تحبّوا (tiḥubbu) يحبّوا (yiḥubbu)
f تحبّي (tiḥubbi) تحبّ (tiḥubb)
imperative m حبّ (ḥubb) حبّوا (ḥubbu)
f حبّي (ḥubbi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

Noun

حب (ḥubbm (plural أحباب (ʔaḥbāb))

  1. love
    Antonym: كُرْه (kurh)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

حب (ḥabb) I (non-past يحب (yḥabb))

  1. to love
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حبّيت (ḥabbīt) حبّيتي (ḥabbīti) حبّ (ḥabb) حبّينا (ḥabbīna) حبّيتوا (ḥabbītu) حبّوا (ḥabbu)
f حبّت (ḥabbāt)
non-past m نحبّ (nḥabb) تحبّ (tḥabb) يحبّ (yḥabb) نحبّوا (nḥabbu) تحبّوا (tḥabbu) يحبّوا (yḥabbu)
f تحبّي (tḥabbi) تحبّ (tḥabb)
imperative m حبّ (ḥabb) حبّوا (ḥabbu)
f حبّي (ḥabbi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħubː/
  • (file)

Noun

حب (ḥubbm

  1. love

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

حبّ (ḥabb) I (present بحبّ (baḥibb) or بحبّ (baḥobb), active participle حابب (ḥābeb))

  1. to love, to like
    Synonym: عزّ (ʕazz)
    Antonym: كره (kirih)
    بحبّو بعض.
    biḥebbu baʕḍ.
    They love each other.
    بتحبّ القهوة؟
    bitḥebb il-ʔahwe?
    Do you like coffee?
  2. (by extension) to want
    Synonym: بدّ (bidd)
    بتحبّ نلتقي بكرا؟
    bitḥebb niltaʔi bukra?
    Would you like to meet up tomorrow?
    انا حابب احكي معك.
    ana ḥābeb aḥki maʕak.
    I'd like to talk to you.
    ما حبّت تتجوّز.
    ḥabbat titjawwaz.
    She didn't want to get married.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حبّ (ḥabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّ (ḥabb) حبّينا (ḥabbēna) حبّيتو (ḥabbētu) حبّو (ḥabbu)
f حبّيتي (ḥabbēti) حبّت (ḥabbat)
present m بحبّ (baḥibb) بتحبّ (bitḥibb) بحبّ (biḥibb) منحبّ (minḥibb) بتحبّو (bitḥibbu) بحبّو (biḥibbu)
f بتحبّي (bitḥibbi) بتحبّ (bitḥibb)
subjunctive m احبّ (aḥibb) تحبّ (tḥibb) يحبّ (yḥibb) نحبّ (nḥibb) تحبّو (tḥibbu) يحبّو (yḥibbu)
f تحبّي (tḥibbi) تحبّ (tḥibb)
imperative m حبّ (ḥibb) حبّو (ḥibbu)
f حبّي (ḥibbi)
    Conjugation of حبّ (ḥabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّيت (ḥabbēt) حبّ (ḥabb) حبّينا (ḥabbēna) حبّيتو (ḥabbētu) حبّو (ḥabbu)
f حبّيتي (ḥabbēti) حبّت (ḥabbat)
present m بحبّ (baḥobb) بتحبّ (bitḥobb) بحبّ (biḥobb) منحبّ (minḥobb) بتحبّو (bitḥobbu) بحبّو (biḥobbu)
f بتحبّي (bitḥobbi) بتحبّ (bitḥobb)
subjunctive m احبّ (aḥobb) تحبّ (tḥobb) يحبّ (yḥobb) نحبّ (nḥobb) تحبّو (tḥobbu) يحبّو (yḥobbu)
f تحبّي (tḥobbi) تحبّ (tḥobb)
imperative m حبّ (ḥobb) حبّو (ḥobbu)
f حبّي (ḥobbi)
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

Noun

حبّ (ḥubbm

  1. love
    Synonym: محبّة (maḥabbe)
See also
  • غرام (ḡarām, love, passion, infatuation)

Etymology 3

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

Noun

حبّ (ḥabbm (collective, singulative حبّة f (ḥabbe), paucal حبّات (ḥabbāt), plural حبوب (ḥbūb))

  1. (uncountable) seeds, grains, berries

Urdu

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Etymology

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَب (habm (Hindi spelling हब)

  1. Hub (a city in Hub district, Balochistan, Pakistan)