ħabb
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ħ-b-b (love) |
10 terms |
From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba), أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba).
Verb edit
ħabb (imperfect jħobb, past participle maħbub, active participle ħabbej)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ħabb | ||||||||
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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 edit
Root |
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ħ-b-b (seed) |
2 terms |
Noun edit
ħabb m (collective, singulative ħabba, dual ħabbtejn, plural ħbub, paucal ħabbiet)
- (rare or dated) a grain, kernel
- Synonym: qamħa
- (historical) a coin of small value, used in Malta until 1913
- (pathology) hydatid
- (figurative) a mite; something of little value