حبيب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b). Compare Hebrew חָבִיב (ḥāḇīḇ), Classical Syriac ܚܒܝܒܐ (ḥabbīḇā).

Noun

حَبِيب • (ḥabīb) m (plural أَحِبَّة (ʔaḥibba) or أَحِبَّاء (ʔaḥibbāʔ) or أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb), feminine حَبِيبَة (ḥabība))

1. beloved
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:18:
     (translated by Sahih International)

     وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَارَى نَحْنُ أَبْنَاءُ ٱللّٰهِ وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنْتُم بَشَرٌ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

     wa-qālati l-yahūdu wa-n-naṣārā naḥnu ʔabnāʔu llāhi wa-ʔaḥibbāʔuhū qul fa-lima yuʕaḏḏibukum bi-ḏunūbikum bal ʔantum bašarun mimman ḵalaqa yaḡfiru li-man yašāʔu wa-yuʕaḏḏibu man yašāʔu wa-li-llāhi mulku s-samāwāti wa-l-ʔarḍi wa-mā baynahumā wa-ʔilayhi l-maṣīru

     But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the destination.

2. sweetheart
3. dear
4. darling

   يَا حَبِيبِي! ― yā ḥabībī! ― oh my darling!

5. (Sufism, in the definite) frequently used title of God, the Beloved, the Focus of one's heart and devotion

   Synonyms: مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb), مَعْشُوق (maʕšūq)

Declension

Adjective

حَبِيب • (ḥabīb) (feminine حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) or حَبِيب (ḥabīb), masculine plural أَحِبَّة (ʔaḥibba) or أَحِبَّاء (ʔaḥibbāʔ) or أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb), feminine plural حَبِيبَات (ḥabībāt) or حَبَائِبُ (ḥabāʔibu), elative أَحَبّ (ʔaḥabb))

1. beloved
2. agreeable

Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħbiːb/

• Audio

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Noun

حبيب • (ḥbīb) m (plural حباب (ḥbāb), feminine حبيبة (ḥbība))

1. beloved
2. sweetheart
3. dear
4. darling
5. maternal uncle

   Synonym: خال (ḵāl)

Mozarabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Noun

حبيب (ḥabīb) m

1. darling, beloved
   • c. 1100, al-Aʿmā al-Tuṭīlī, Kharja A8 :

     مو الحبيب أنفرم ذ مو امار

     mū al-ḥabīb anfərmə ḏī mū amār

     My beloved is ill with my love.

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.biːb/,

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Noun

حبيب • (ḥabīb) m (plural حبايب (ḥabāyeb), feminine حبيبة (ḥabībe))

1. dear, beloved
2. sweetheart, darling

Adjective

حبيب • (ḥabīb) (feminine حبيبة (ḥabībe), common plural حبايب (ḥabāyeb))

1. dear, beloved

   Synonym: عزيز (ʕazīz)