محبوب

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
19 terms

Derived from the passive participle of حَبَّ (ḥabba, to love).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb) (feminine مَحْبُوبَة (maḥbūba), masculine plural مَحْبُوبُونَ (maḥbūbūna), feminine plural مَحْبُوبَات (maḥbūbāt))

  1. beloved, dear
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Declension

Descendants

Noun

مَحْبُوب (maḥbūbm (plural مَحَابِيب (maḥābīb))

  1. gold piece of the Ottoman era

Declension

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).

Noun

محبوب (mahbūbf (Standard Gujarati મહ્બૂબ) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

  1. beloved, dear
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? mahbūḇ
Dari reading? mahbūb
Iranian reading? mahbub
Tajik reading? mahbub

Adjective

Dari محبوب
Iranian Persian
Tajik маҳбуб

مَحبوب (mahbub) (comparative مَحبوب‌تَر (mahbub-tar), superlative مَحبوب‌تَرین (mahbub-tarin))

  1. beloved, dear
    Synonym: دوست‌داشته (dôst-dâšte)
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Inflection

    Enclitic-attached forms of محبوب (mahbub)
    Basic forms of محبوب (mahbub)
bare محبوب
(mahbub)
ezâfe محبوب
(mahbub-e)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
محبوبی
(mahbub-i)
    Predicative forms of محبوب (mahbub)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
محبوبم
(mahbubam)
محبوبیم
(mahbubim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
محبوبی
(mahbubi)
محبوبید
(mahbubid)
محبوبین
(mahbubin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
محبوب است
(mahbub ast)
محبوبه
(mahbube)
محبوبند
(mahbuband)
محبوبن
(mahbuban)
Colloquial.

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb). Equivalent to the passive participle of حبّ (ḥabb, to love; to like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maħ.buːb/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

محبوب (maḥbūb) (feminine محبوبة (maḥbūbe), common plural محبوبين (maḥbūbīn))

  1. loved, beloved, liked