محبت

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic محبة (maħábba, “affection”).

Noun

Dari	محبت‍
Iranian Persian	محبت‍
Tajik	‍маҳаббат, муҳаббат‍

محبت • (mahabbat, mohabbat)

1. love
2. affection
3. kindness

References

• محبت in Hayyim, Sulayman (1934-1936), New Persian-English dictionary (Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Beroukhim)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian محبت (mohabbat), from Arabic محبة (maħábba, “affection”).

Noun

محبت • (muhabbat, mohabbat) f, Hindi spelling मुहब्बत or मोहब्बत

1. love
2. affection

Synonyms

• عشق ('išq)
• پریم (prem)
• پیار (pyār)

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.