Arabic edit

Root
ه ي ب (h-y-b)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

هَابَ (hāba) I, non-past يَهَابُ‎ (yahābu)

  1. (transitive) to be afraid of, to be frightened, to fear
    Synonyms: خَافَ (ḵāfa), رَهِبَ (rahiba)
    • زُهير بن أبي سلمى
      وَمَن هَابَ أَسْبَابَ الْمَنِيَّةِ يَلْقَهَا ... وَإِنْ يَرْقَ أََسْبَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِسُلَّمِ
      waman hāba ʔasbāba l-maniyyati yalqahā ... waʔin yarqa ʔaasbāba s-samāʔi bisullami
      And whoever is afraid of the causes of death [will] find them ... even if he climbs to the heavens with a ladder

Conjugation edit

Malay edit

Noun edit

هاب (plural هاب-هاب or هاب۲, informal 1st possessive هابکو, 2nd possessive هابمو, 3rd possessive هابڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of haba