محبة

See also: محبت

Arabic

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Root
ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.ba/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /mħab.ba/
  • (Tunisian) IPA^(key): /mħab.ba/

Noun

مَحَبَّة • (maḥabba) f

1. verbal noun of حَبَّ (ḥabba) (form I)
2. love

   Synonym: حُبّ (ḥubb)

   اَللهُ مَحَبَّةٌ ― allāhu maḥabbatun ― God is love.

Declension

Declension of noun مَحَبَّة (maḥabba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَبَّة maḥabba	الْمَحَبَّة al-maḥabba	مَحَبَّة maḥabbat
Nominative	مَحَبَّةٌ maḥabbatun	الْمَحَبَّةُ al-maḥabbatu	مَحَبَّةُ maḥabbatu
Accusative	مَحَبَّةً maḥabbatan	الْمَحَبَّةَ al-maḥabbata	مَحَبَّةَ maḥabbata
Genitive	مَحَبَّةٍ maḥabbatin	الْمَحَبَّةِ al-maḥabbati	مَحَبَّةِ maḥabbati

Derived terms

• مَحَبَّة وَطَن (maḥabbat waṭan)

 

Descendants

• Maltese: mħabba
• → Azerbaijani: məhəbbət
• → Kazakh: махаббат (maxabbat)
• → Classical Persian: محبت (muhabbat, mahabbat), محبة (archaic spelling)
  • → Bashkir: мөхәббәт (möxəbbət)
  • → Bengali: মহব্বত (mohobbot)
  • → Gujarati: મોહબત (mohbat)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मुहब्बत (muhabbat), मोहब्बत (mohabbat)

    Urdu: محبت (mohabbat, muhabbat)

  • → Malayalam: മുഹബ്ബത്ത് (muhabbattŭ)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: محبت (muḥabbet)
    • Turkish: muhabbet
    • → Albanian: muhabet
      • → Aromanian: muabeti
    • → Armenian: մուհապէթ (muhapētʻ)
    • → Greek: μουχαμπέτι (mouchampéti)
    • → Ladino: moabet
    • → Macedonian: муабет (muabet)
    • → Pontic Greek: μουχαμπέτι (mouchampéti)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹੱਬਤ (muhabbat)

    Shahmukhi script: محبت (muḥabbat)

  • → Tatar: мәхәббәт (mäxäbbät)
  • → Uyghur: مۇھەببەت (muhebbet)
  • → Uzbek: muhabbat, муҳаббат (muhabbat)
• → Swahili: mahaba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħib.ba/

Noun

مُحِبَّة • (muḥibba) f (plural مُحِبَّات (muḥibbāt), masculine مُحِبّ (muḥibb))

1. female equivalent of مُحِبّ (muḥibb)

Declension

Declension of noun مُحِبَّة (muḥibba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّة muḥibbat
Nominative	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ al-muḥibbatu	مُحِبَّةُ muḥibbatu
Accusative	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ al-muḥibbata	مُحِبَّةَ muḥibbata
Genitive	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ al-muḥibbati	مُحِبَّةِ muḥibbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّتَيْن muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن al-muḥibbatayn	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Nominative	مُحِبَّتَانِ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ al-muḥibbatāni	مُحِبَّتَا muḥibbatā
Accusative	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Genitive	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات al-muḥibbāt	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt
Nominative	مُحِبَّاتٌ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ al-muḥibbātu	مُحِبَّاتُ muḥibbātu
Accusative	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti
Genitive	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.be/, [maˈħab.be]
• IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.ba/, [maˈħab.ba]

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Noun

محبّة • (maḥabba, maḥabbe) f

1. love, affection

   Synonym: حبّ (ḥubb)

See also

• غرام (ḡarām, “love, passion, infatuation”)