محبوب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba, “to love”), from the root ح ب ب‎ (ḥ-b-b).

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Descendants

  • → Persian: مَحبوب‎ (mahbub)
    • → Hindustani: mahbūb
      Hindi: महबूब
      Urdu: محبوب‎

Noun

مَحْبُوب • (maḥbūb) m (plural مَحَابِيب‎ (maḥābīb))

  1. gold piece of the Ottoman era

Declension

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب‎ (maḥbūb).

Noun

محبوب • (mahbūb) f (Standard Gujarati મહ્બૂબ) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْبُوب‎ (maḥbūb).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /mahbuːb/
  • (Kabuli): IPA(key): /mɒːbuːb/

Adjective

Dari محبوب
Iranian Persian
Tajik маҳбуб (mahbub)

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

  1. beloved, dear
  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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maħ.buːb/, [maħ.buːb]
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. loved, beloved, liked
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