ħabb

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħap/

Etymology 1

Root
ħ-b-b (love)
10 terms

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba), أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba).

Verb

ħabb (imperfect jħobb, past participle maħbub, active participle ħabbej)

1. to love
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.

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2. to like

   Synonym: għoġob

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħabb
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħabbejt	ħabbejt	ħabb		ħabbejna	ħabbejtu	ħabbew
	f			ħabbet
imperfect	m	nħobb	tħobb	jħobb		nħobbu	tħobbu	jħobbu
	f			tħobb
imperative			ħobb				ħobbu

Etymology 2

Root
ħ-b-b (seed)
2 terms

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb)

Noun

ħabb m (collective, singulative ħabba, dual ħabbtejn, plural ħbub, paucal ħabbiet)

1. (rare or dated) a grain, kernel

   Synonym: qamħa

3. (historical) a coin of small value, used in Malta until 1913
4. (pathology) hydatid
5. (figurative) a mite; something of little value

Derived terms

• ħabb tal-ħnieżer