حب

See also: خت‎, چت‎, چپ‎, and جب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ب ب‎ (ḥ-b-b).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ħab.ba/

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 • (ḥubb) m

  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

  • IPA(key): /ħubb/

Antonyms

Noun

حِبّ • (ḥibb) m 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 quote)
Declension

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /ħibb/

Noun

حَبّ • (ḥabb) m (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

  • IPA(key): /ħabb/

Derived terms

  • حَبّ اَلشَّبَاب‎ (ḥabb aš-šabāb)

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)
    • Tajik: ҳаб (hab)
    • → Azerbaijani: həb
    • → Ottoman Turkish: حب‎ (hap)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħæbː/

Verb

حب • (ḥabb) (perfect, imperfect يحب‎ (yiḥibb), verb form I)

  1. to love
    ‏بحبك.‎‎ (to a man) ― baḥibbak ― I love you.
    ‏بحبك.‎‎ (to a woman) ― baḥibbik ― I love you.

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُبّ‎ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħubː/, [ħo̞bː], [ħʊbː]

Noun

حب • (ḥubb) m (plural أحباب‎ (ʔaḥbāb))

  1. love

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ب ب‎
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħabː/

Verb

حب • (ḥabb) (form 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 • (ḥubb) m

  1. love

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħabb/, [ħab]
  • (file)

Verb

حبّ • (ḥabb) (form I, present بحبّ‎ (biḥibb) or بحبّ‎ (biḥobb), 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.‎‎
    mā 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

  • IPA(key): /ħubb/, [ħʊb]
  • (file)

Noun

حبّ • (ḥubb) m

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

Etymology 3

From Arabic حَبّ‎ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħabb/, [ħab]
  • (file)

Noun

حبّ • (ḥabb) m (collective, singulative حبّة‎ f (ḥabbe), paucal حبّات‎ (ḥabbāt), plural حبوب‎ (ḥbūb))

  1. (uncountable) seeds, grains, berries

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حَبّ‎ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَب • (hab) m (Hindi spelling हब)

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