حب

See also: خت, چت, چپ, and جب

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
18 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħab.ba/

Verb

حَبَّ • (ḥabba) I (first-person singular past حَبَبْتُ (ḥababtu), non-past يَحِبُّ (yaḥibbu), verbal noun حُبّ (ḥubb) or مَحَبَّة (maḥabba)) (rare)

1. to love, to like
2. to give focus, to give attention

Conjugation

Conjugation of حَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns حُبّ, مَحَبَّة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُبّ, مَحَبَّة ḥubb, maḥabba
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَابّ ḥābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْبُوب maḥbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَبَبْتُ ḥababtu	حَبَبْتَ ḥababta	حَبَّ ḥabba		حَبَبْتُمَا ḥababtumā	حَبَّا ḥabbā		حَبَبْنَا ḥababnā	حَبَبْتُمْ ḥababtum	حَبُّوا ḥabbū
	f		حَبَبْتِ ḥababti	حَبَّتْ ḥabbat			حَبَّتَا ḥabbatā			حَبَبْتُنَّ ḥababtunna	حَبَبْنَ ḥababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحِبُّ ʔaḥibbu	تَحِبُّ taḥibbu	يَحِبُّ yaḥibbu		تَحِبَّانِ taḥibbāni	يَحِبَّانِ yaḥibbāni		نَحِبُّ naḥibbu	تَحِبُّونَ taḥibbūna	يَحِبُّونَ yaḥibbūna
	f		تَحِبِّينَ taḥibbīna	تَحِبُّ taḥibbu			تَحِبَّانِ taḥibbāni			تَحْبِبْنَ taḥbibna	يَحْبِبْنَ yaḥbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحِبَّ ʔaḥibba	تَحِبَّ taḥibba	يَحِبَّ yaḥibba		تَحِبَّا taḥibbā	يَحِبَّا yaḥibbā		نَحِبَّ naḥibba	تَحِبُّوا taḥibbū	يَحِبُّوا yaḥibbū
	f		تَحِبِّي taḥibbī	تَحِبَّ taḥibba			تَحِبَّا taḥibbā			تَحْبِبْنَ taḥbibna	يَحْبِبْنَ yaḥbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحِبَّ, أَحِبِّ, أَحْبِبْ ʔaḥibba, ʔaḥibbi, ʔaḥbib	تَحِبَّ, تَحِبِّ, تَحْبِبْ taḥibba, taḥibbi, taḥbib	يَحِبَّ, يَحِبِّ, يَحْبِبْ yaḥibba, yaḥibbi, yaḥbib		تَحِبَّا taḥibbā	يَحِبَّا yaḥibbā		نَحِبَّ, نَحِبِّ, نَحْبِبْ naḥibba, naḥibbi, naḥbib	تَحِبُّوا taḥibbū	يَحِبُّوا yaḥibbū
	f		تَحِبِّي taḥibbī	تَحِبَّ, تَحِبِّ, تَحْبِبْ taḥibba, taḥibbi, taḥbib			تَحِبَّا taḥibbā			تَحْبِبْنَ taḥbibna	يَحْبِبْنَ yaḥbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حِبَّ, حِبِّ, اِحْبِبْ ḥibba, ḥibbi, iḥbib			حِبَّا ḥibbā				حِبُّوا ḥibbū
	f		حِبِّي ḥibbī							اِحْبِبْنَ iḥbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُبِبْتُ ḥubibtu	حُبِبْتَ ḥubibta	حُبَّ ḥubba		حُبِبْتُمَا ḥubibtumā	حُبَّا ḥubbā		حُبِبْنَا ḥubibnā	حُبِبْتُمْ ḥubibtum	حُبُّوا ḥubbū
	f		حُبِبْتِ ḥubibti	حُبَّتْ ḥubbat			حُبَّتَا ḥubbatā			حُبِبْتُنَّ ḥubibtunna	حُبِبْنَ ḥubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَبُّ ʔuḥabbu	تُحَبُّ tuḥabbu	يُحَبُّ yuḥabbu		تُحَبَّانِ tuḥabbāni	يُحَبَّانِ yuḥabbāni		نُحَبُّ nuḥabbu	تُحَبُّونَ tuḥabbūna	يُحَبُّونَ yuḥabbūna
	f		تُحَبِّينَ tuḥabbīna	تُحَبُّ tuḥabbu			تُحَبَّانِ tuḥabbāni			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَبَّ ʔuḥabba	تُحَبَّ tuḥabba	يُحَبَّ yuḥabba		تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā	يُحَبَّا yuḥabbā		نُحَبَّ nuḥabba	تُحَبُّوا tuḥabbū	يُحَبُّوا yuḥabbū
	f		تُحَبِّي tuḥabbī	تُحَبَّ tuḥabba			تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَبَّ, أُحَبِّ, أُحْبَبْ ʔuḥabba, ʔuḥabbi, ʔuḥbab	تُحَبَّ, تُحَبِّ, تُحْبَبْ tuḥabba, tuḥabbi, tuḥbab	يُحَبَّ, يُحَبِّ, يُحْبَبْ yuḥabba, yuḥabbi, yuḥbab		تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā	يُحَبَّا yuḥabbā		نُحَبَّ, نُحَبِّ, نُحْبَبْ nuḥabba, nuḥabbi, nuḥbab	تُحَبُّوا tuḥabbū	يُحَبُّوا yuḥabbū
	f		تُحَبِّي tuḥabbī	تُحَبَّ, تُحَبِّ, تُحْبَبْ tuḥabba, tuḥabbi, tuḥbab			تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna

Synonyms

• أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba)

Verb

حَبَّ • (ḥabba) I (first-person singular past حَبُبْتُ (ḥabubtu), non-past يَحُبُّ (yaḥubbu), verbal noun حُبّ (ḥubb))

1. to be loved

Conjugation

Conjugation of حَبَّ (I, geminate, u ~ u, no passive, verbal noun حُبّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُبّ ḥubb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						? ?
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَبُبْتُ ḥabubtu	حَبُبْتَ ḥabubta	حَبَّ ḥabba		حَبُبْتُمَا ḥabubtumā	حَبَّا ḥabbā		حَبُبْنَا ḥabubnā	حَبُبْتُمْ ḥabubtum	حَبُّوا ḥabbū
	f		حَبُبْتِ ḥabubti	حَبَّتْ ḥabbat			حَبَّتَا ḥabbatā			حَبُبْتُنَّ ḥabubtunna	حَبُبْنَ ḥabubna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحُبُّ ʔaḥubbu	تَحُبُّ taḥubbu	يَحُبُّ yaḥubbu		تَحُبَّانِ taḥubbāni	يَحُبَّانِ yaḥubbāni		نَحُبُّ naḥubbu	تَحُبُّونَ taḥubbūna	يَحُبُّونَ yaḥubbūna
	f		تَحُبِّينَ taḥubbīna	تَحُبُّ taḥubbu			تَحُبَّانِ taḥubbāni			تَحْبُبْنَ taḥbubna	يَحْبُبْنَ yaḥbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحُبَّ ʔaḥubba	تَحُبَّ taḥubba	يَحُبَّ yaḥubba		تَحُبَّا taḥubbā	يَحُبَّا yaḥubbā		نَحُبَّ naḥubba	تَحُبُّوا taḥubbū	يَحُبُّوا yaḥubbū
	f		تَحُبِّي taḥubbī	تَحُبَّ taḥubba			تَحُبَّا taḥubbā			تَحْبُبْنَ taḥbubna	يَحْبُبْنَ yaḥbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحُبَّ, أَحُبِّ, أَحْبُبْ ʔaḥubba, ʔaḥubbi, ʔaḥbub	تَحُبَّ, تَحُبِّ, تَحْبُبْ taḥubba, taḥubbi, taḥbub	يَحُبَّ, يَحُبِّ, يَحْبُبْ yaḥubba, yaḥubbi, yaḥbub		تَحُبَّا taḥubbā	يَحُبَّا yaḥubbā		نَحُبَّ, نَحُبِّ, نَحْبُبْ naḥubba, naḥubbi, naḥbub	تَحُبُّوا taḥubbū	يَحُبُّوا yaḥubbū
	f		تَحُبِّي taḥubbī	تَحُبَّ, تَحُبِّ, تَحْبُبْ taḥubba, taḥubbi, taḥbub			تَحُبَّا taḥubbā			تَحْبُبْنَ taḥbubna	يَحْبُبْنَ yaḥbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حُبَّ, حُبِّ, اُحْبُبْ ḥubba, ḥubbi, uḥbub			حُبَّا ḥubbā				حُبُّوا ḥubbū
	f		حُبِّي ḥubbī							اُحْبُبْنَ uḥbubna

Verb

حَبَّ • (ḥabba) I (first-person singular past حَبِبْتُ (ḥabibtu), non-past يَحَبُّ (yaḥabbu), verbal noun حُبّ (ḥubb)) (very rare)

1. to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of حَبَّ (I, geminate, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun حُبّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُبّ ḥubb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						? ?
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْبُوب maḥbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَبِبْتُ ḥabibtu	حَبِبْتَ ḥabibta	حَبَّ ḥabba		حَبِبْتُمَا ḥabibtumā	حَبَّا ḥabbā		حَبِبْنَا ḥabibnā	حَبِبْتُمْ ḥabibtum	حَبُّوا ḥabbū
	f		حَبِبْتِ ḥabibti	حَبَّتْ ḥabbat			حَبَّتَا ḥabbatā			حَبِبْتُنَّ ḥabibtunna	حَبِبْنَ ḥabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحَبُّ ʔaḥabbu	تَحَبُّ taḥabbu	يَحَبُّ yaḥabbu		تَحَبَّانِ taḥabbāni	يَحَبَّانِ yaḥabbāni		نَحَبُّ naḥabbu	تَحَبُّونَ taḥabbūna	يَحَبُّونَ yaḥabbūna
	f		تَحَبِّينَ taḥabbīna	تَحَبُّ taḥabbu			تَحَبَّانِ taḥabbāni			تَحْبَبْنَ taḥbabna	يَحْبَبْنَ yaḥbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحَبَّ ʔaḥabba	تَحَبَّ taḥabba	يَحَبَّ yaḥabba		تَحَبَّا taḥabbā	يَحَبَّا yaḥabbā		نَحَبَّ naḥabba	تَحَبُّوا taḥabbū	يَحَبُّوا yaḥabbū
	f		تَحَبِّي taḥabbī	تَحَبَّ taḥabba			تَحَبَّا taḥabbā			تَحْبَبْنَ taḥbabna	يَحْبَبْنَ yaḥbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحَبَّ, أَحَبِّ, أَحْبَبْ ʔaḥabba, ʔaḥabbi, ʔaḥbab	تَحَبَّ, تَحَبِّ, تَحْبَبْ taḥabba, taḥabbi, taḥbab	يَحَبَّ, يَحَبِّ, يَحْبَبْ yaḥabba, yaḥabbi, yaḥbab		تَحَبَّا taḥabbā	يَحَبَّا yaḥabbā		نَحَبَّ, نَحَبِّ, نَحْبَبْ naḥabba, naḥabbi, naḥbab	تَحَبُّوا taḥabbū	يَحَبُّوا yaḥabbū
	f		تَحَبِّي taḥabbī	تَحَبَّ, تَحَبِّ, تَحْبَبْ taḥabba, taḥabbi, taḥbab			تَحَبَّا taḥabbā			تَحْبَبْنَ taḥbabna	يَحْبَبْنَ yaḥbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَبَّ, حَبِّ, اِحْبَبْ ḥabba, ḥabbi, iḥbab			حَبَّا ḥabbā				حَبُّوا ḥabbū
	f		حَبِّي ḥabbī							اِحْبَبْنَ iḥbabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	حُبَّ ḥubba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُحَبُّ yuḥabbu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُحَبَّ yuḥabba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُحَبَّ, يُحَبِّ, يُحْبَبْ yuḥabba, yuḥabbi, yuḥbab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħub.ba/

Verb

حُبَّ • (ḥubba) I (passive-only, first-person singular past حُبِبْتُ (ḥubibtu), non-past يُحَبُّ (yuḥabbu), verbal noun حُبّ (ḥubb))

1. to be loved

Conjugation

Conjugation of حُبَّ (I, geminate, passive-only, verbal noun حُبّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُبّ ḥubb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْبُوب maḥbūb
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُبِبْتُ ḥubibtu	حُبِبْتَ ḥubibta	حُبَّ ḥubba		حُبِبْتُمَا ḥubibtumā	حُبَّا ḥubbā		حُبِبْنَا ḥubibnā	حُبِبْتُمْ ḥubibtum	حُبُّوا ḥubbū
	f		حُبِبْتِ ḥubibti	حُبَّتْ ḥubbat			حُبَّتَا ḥubbatā			حُبِبْتُنَّ ḥubibtunna	حُبِبْنَ ḥubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَبُّ ʔuḥabbu	تُحَبُّ tuḥabbu	يُحَبُّ yuḥabbu		تُحَبَّانِ tuḥabbāni	يُحَبَّانِ yuḥabbāni		نُحَبُّ nuḥabbu	تُحَبُّونَ tuḥabbūna	يُحَبُّونَ yuḥabbūna
	f		تُحَبِّينَ tuḥabbīna	تُحَبُّ tuḥabbu			تُحَبَّانِ tuḥabbāni			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَبَّ ʔuḥabba	تُحَبَّ tuḥabba	يُحَبَّ yuḥabba		تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā	يُحَبَّا yuḥabbā		نُحَبَّ nuḥabba	تُحَبُّوا tuḥabbū	يُحَبُّوا yuḥabbū
	f		تُحَبِّي tuḥabbī	تُحَبَّ tuḥabba			تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَبَّ, أُحَبِّ, أُحْبَبْ ʔuḥabba, ʔuḥabbi, ʔuḥbab	تُحَبَّ, تُحَبِّ, تُحْبَبْ tuḥabba, tuḥabbi, tuḥbab	يُحَبَّ, يُحَبِّ, يُحْبَبْ yuḥabba, yuḥabbi, yuḥbab		تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā	يُحَبَّا yuḥabbā		نُحَبَّ, نُحَبِّ, نُحْبَبْ nuḥabba, nuḥabbi, nuḥbab	تُحَبُّوا tuḥabbū	يُحَبُّوا yuḥabbū
	f		تُحَبِّي tuḥabbī	تُحَبَّ, تُحَبِّ, تُحْبَبْ tuḥabba, tuḥabbi, tuḥbab			تُحَبَّا tuḥabbā			تُحْبَبْنَ tuḥbabna	يُحْبَبْنَ yuḥbabna

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħubb/

Noun

حُبّ • (ḥubb) m

1. verbal noun of حَبَّ (ḥabba) (form I)
2. love
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:20:

     وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

     watuḥibbūna l-māla ḥubban jamman

     And you love wealth with abounding love.

3. affection, attachment

Declension

Declension of noun حُبّ (ḥubb)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حُبّ ḥubb	الْحُبّ al-ḥubb	حُبّ ḥubb
nominative	حُبٌّ ḥubbun	الْحُبُّ al-ḥubbu	حُبُّ ḥubbu
accusative	حُبًّا ḥubban	الْحُبَّ al-ḥubba	حُبَّ ḥubba
genitive	حُبٍّ ḥubbin	الْحُبِّ al-ḥubbi	حُبِّ ḥubbi

Antonyms

• بُغْض (buḡḍ), بَغْضَاء (baḡḍāʔ), كُرْه (kurh)

Etymology 1.4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħibb/

Noun

حِبّ • (ḥibb) m or f (plural أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb))

1. beloved, darling
   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, ديوان أبي الطيب المتنبي, volume 2:

     وَمَا كُلُّ مَنْ يَهْوَى يَعِفُّ إِذَا خَلَا / عَفَافِي وَيُرْضِي ٱلْحِبَّ وَٱلْخَيْلُ تَلْتَقِي

     wamā kullu man yahwā yaʕiffu ʔiḏā ḵalā / ʕafāfī wayurḍī l-ḥibba wal-ḵaylu taltaqī

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun حِبّ (ḥibb)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حِبّ ḥibb	الْحِبّ al-ḥibb	حِبّ ḥibb
nominative	حِبٌّ ḥibbun	الْحِبُّ al-ḥibbu	حِبُّ ḥibbu
accusative	حِبًّا ḥibban	الْحِبَّ al-ḥibba	حِبَّ ḥibba
genitive	حِبٍّ ḥibbin	الْحِبِّ al-ḥibbi	حِبِّ ḥibbi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حِبَّيْن ḥibbayn	الْحِبَّيْن al-ḥibbayn	حِبَّيْ ḥibbay
nominative	حِبَّانِ ḥibbāni	الْحِبَّانِ al-ḥibbāni	حِبَّا ḥibbā
accusative	حِبَّيْنِ ḥibbayni	الْحِبَّيْنِ al-ḥibbayni	حِبَّيْ ḥibbay
genitive	حِبَّيْنِ ḥibbayni	الْحِبَّيْنِ al-ḥibbayni	حِبَّيْ ḥibbay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَحْبَاب ʔaḥbāb	الْأَحْبَاب al-ʔaḥbāb	أَحْبَاب ʔaḥbāb
nominative	أَحْبَابٌ ʔaḥbābun	الْأَحْبَابُ al-ʔaḥbābu	أَحْبَابُ ʔaḥbābu
accusative	أَحْبَابًا ʔaḥbāban	الْأَحْبَابَ al-ʔaḥbāba	أَحْبَابَ ʔaḥbāba
genitive	أَحْبَابٍ ʔaḥbābin	الْأَحْبَابِ al-ʔaḥbābi	أَحْبَابِ ʔaḥbābi

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħabb/

Noun

حَبّ • (ḥabb) m (collective, singulative حَبَّة f (ḥabba), plural حُبُوب (ḥubūb))

1. grains, seeds
2. grain, cereal
3. grains, kernels
4. granules
5. pellets
6. pills, pastilles
7. berries
8. (pathology) acne, pustules, pimples

Declension

Declension of noun حَبّ (ḥabb)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَبّ ḥabb	الْحَبّ al-ḥabb	حَبّ ḥabb
nominative	حَبٌّ ḥabbun	الْحَبُّ al-ḥabbu	حَبُّ ḥabbu
accusative	حَبًّا ḥabban	الْحَبَّ al-ḥabba	حَبَّ ḥabba
genitive	حَبٍّ ḥabbin	الْحَبِّ al-ḥabbi	حَبِّ ḥabbi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَبَّة ḥabba	الْحَبَّة al-ḥabba	حَبَّة ḥabbat
nominative	حَبَّةٌ ḥabbatun	الْحَبَّةُ al-ḥabbatu	حَبَّةُ ḥabbatu
accusative	حَبَّةً ḥabbatan	الْحَبَّةَ al-ḥabbata	حَبَّةَ ḥabbata
genitive	حَبَّةٍ ḥabbatin	الْحَبَّةِ al-ḥabbati	حَبَّةِ ḥabbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَبَّتَيْن ḥabbatayn	الْحَبَّتَيْن al-ḥabbatayn	حَبَّتَيْ ḥabbatay
nominative	حَبَّتَانِ ḥabbatāni	الْحَبَّتَانِ al-ḥabbatāni	حَبَّتَا ḥabbatā
accusative	حَبَّتَيْنِ ḥabbatayni	الْحَبَّتَيْنِ al-ḥabbatayni	حَبَّتَيْ ḥabbatay
genitive	حَبَّتَيْنِ ḥabbatayni	الْحَبَّتَيْنِ al-ḥabbatayni	حَبَّتَيْ ḥabbatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَبَّات ḥabbāt	الْحَبَّات al-ḥabbāt	حَبَّات ḥabbāt
nominative	حَبَّاتٌ ḥabbātun	الْحَبَّاتُ al-ḥabbātu	حَبَّاتُ ḥabbātu
accusative	حَبَّاتٍ ḥabbātin	الْحَبَّاتِ al-ḥabbāti	حَبَّاتِ ḥabbāti
genitive	حَبَّاتٍ ḥabbātin	الْحَبَّاتِ al-ḥabbāti	حَبَّاتِ ḥabbāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حُبُوب ḥubūb	الْحُبُوب al-ḥubūb	حُبُوب ḥubūb
nominative	حُبُوبٌ ḥubūbun	الْحُبُوبُ al-ḥubūbu	حُبُوبُ ḥubūbu
accusative	حُبُوبًا ḥubūban	الْحُبُوبَ al-ḥubūba	حُبُوبَ ḥubūba
genitive	حُبُوبٍ ḥubūbin	الْحُبُوبِ al-ḥubūbi	حُبُوبِ ḥubūbi

Derived terms

• حَبّ اَلشَّبَاب (ḥabb aš-šabāb)

Related terms

• حَبَب (ḥabab)
• حَبَّة (ḥabba)
• حُبَيْبَة (ḥubayba)
• حُبَيْبِيّ (ḥubaybiyy)

Descendants

• → Classical Syriac: ܚܒܐ (ḥabbā)
• → Georgian: აბი (abi)
  • → Bats: აბ class dd (ab)
• Kurdish:

  → Northern Kurdish: heb

  → Central Kurdish: حەب (ḧeb)

• → Middle Armenian: հապ (hap)
  • Armenian: հաբ (hab) (in some dialects via Turkish)
• → Persian: حب (hab)
  • Tajik: ҳаб (hab)
  • → Azerbaijani: həb
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حب (hap)
    • Turkish: hap
    • → Bulgarian: хап (hap)
    • → Greek: χάπι (chápi)
    • → Macedonian: ап (ap)
    • → Romanian: hap

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħæbb/

Verb

حب • (ḥabb) I (non-past يحب (yiḥibb), verbal noun حبّ (ḥubb), active participle حابب (ḥābib), passive participle محبوب (maḥbūb))

1. to love

   بحبك. (to a man) ― baḥibbak ― I love you.

   بحبك. (to a woman) ― baḥibbik ― I love you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of حب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حبيت (ḥabbēt)	حبيت (ḥabbēt)	حب (ḥabb)		حبينا (ḥabbēna)	حبيتوا (ḥabbētu)	حبوا (ḥabbu)
	f		حبيتي (ḥabbēti)	حبت (ḥabbit)
present subjunctive	m	احب (aḥibb)	تحب (tiḥibb)	يحب (yiḥibb)		نحب (niḥibb)	تحبوا (tiḥibbu)	يحبوا (yiḥibbu)
	f		تحبي (tiḥibbi)	تحب (tíḥibb)
present indicative	m	بحب (baḥibb)	بتحب (bitḥibb)	بيحب (biyḥibb)		بنحب (binḥibb)	بتحبوا (bitḥibbu)	بيحبوا (biyḥibbu)
	f		بتحبي (bitḥibbi)	بتحب (bitḥibb)
future1	m	هحب (haḥibb)	هتحب (hatḥibb)	هيحب (hayḥibb)		هنحب (hanḥibb)	هتحبوا (hatḥibbu)	هيحبوا (hayḥibbu)
	f		هتحبي (hatḥibbi)	هتحب (hatḥibb)
imperative	m		حب (ḥibb)				حبوا (ḥibbu)
	f		حبي (ḥibbi)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħubb/

Noun

حبّ • (ḥubb) m

1. verbal noun of حبّ (ḥabb): love

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħabb/, [ħab]

Verb

حَبّ • (ḥabb) I (non-past يِحُبّ (yiḥubb))

1. to love

   Antonym: كِرِه (kirih)

Conjugation

Conjugation of حب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّ (ḥabb)		حبّينا (ḥabbēna)	حبّيتوا (ḥabbētu)	حبّوا (ḥabbu)
	f		حبّيتي (ḥabbēti)	حبّت (ḥabbat)
non-past	m	أحبّ (ʔaḥubb)	تحبّ (tiḥubb)	يحبّ (yiḥubb)		نحبّ (niḥubb)	تحبّوا (tiḥubbu)	يحبّوا (yiḥubbu)
	f		تحبّي (tiḥubbi)	تحبّ (tiḥubb)
imperative	m		حبّ (ḥubb)				حبّوا (ḥubbu)
	f		حبّي (ḥubbi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħubb/, [ħʊb]

Noun

حب • (ḥubb) m (plural أحباب (ʔaḥbāb))

1. love

   Antonym: كُرْه (kurh)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħabː/

Verb

حب • (ḥabb) I (non-past يحب (yḥabb))

1. to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of حب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حبّيت (ḥabbīt)	حبّيتي (ḥabbīti)	حبّ (ḥabb)		حبّينا (ḥabbīna)	حبّيتوا (ḥabbītu)	حبّوا (ḥabbu)
	f			حبّت (ḥabbāt)
non-past	m	نحبّ (nḥabb)	تحبّ (tḥabb)	يحبّ (yḥabb)		نحبّوا (nḥabbu)	تحبّوا (tḥabbu)	يحبّوا (yḥabbu)
	f		تحبّي (tḥabbi)	تحبّ (tḥabb)
imperative	m		حبّ (ḥabb)				حبّوا (ḥabbu)
	f		حبّي (ḥabbi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħubː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

حب • (ḥubb) m

1. love

North Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Verb

حبّ • (ḥabb)

1. to love

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَبَّ (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħabb/, [ħab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

حبّ • (ḥabb) I (present بحبّ (baḥibb) or بحبّ (baḥobb), active participle حابب (ḥābeb))

1. to love, to like

   Synonym: عزّ (ʕazz)

   Antonym: كره (kirih)

   بحبّو بعض. ― biḥebbu baʕḍ. ― They love each other.

   بتحبّ القهوة؟ ― bitḥebb il-ʔahwe? ― Do you like coffee?

2. (by extension) to want

   Synonym: بدّ (bidd)

   بتحبّ نلتقي بكرا؟ ― bitḥebb niltaʔi bukra? ― Would you like to meet up tomorrow?

   انا حابب احكي معك. ― ana ḥābeb aḥki maʕak. ― I'd like to talk to you.

   ما حبّت تتجوّز. ― mā ḥabbat titjawwaz. ― She didn't want to get married.

Conjugation

Conjugation of حب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّ (ḥabb)		حبّينا (ḥabbēna)	حبّيتو (ḥabbētu)	حبّو (ḥabbu)
	f		حبّيتي (ḥabbēti)	حبّت (ḥabbat)
present	m	بحبّ (baḥibb)	بتحبّ (bitḥibb)	بحبّ (biḥibb)		منحبّ (minḥibb)	بتحبّو (bitḥibbu)	بحبّو (biḥibbu)
	f		بتحبّي (bitḥibbi)	بتحبّ (bitḥibb)
subjunctive	m	احبّ (aḥibb)	تحبّ (tḥibb)	يحبّ (yḥibb)		نحبّ (nḥibb)	تحبّو (tḥibbu)	يحبّو (yḥibbu)
	f		تحبّي (tḥibbi)	تحبّ (tḥibb)
imperative	m		حبّ (ḥibb)				حبّو (ḥibbu)
	f		حبّي (ḥibbi)

Conjugation of حب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّيت (ḥabbēt)	حبّ (ḥabb)		حبّينا (ḥabbēna)	حبّيتو (ḥabbētu)	حبّو (ḥabbu)
	f		حبّيتي (ḥabbēti)	حبّت (ḥabbat)
present	m	بحبّ (baḥobb)	بتحبّ (bitḥobb)	بحبّ (biḥobb)		منحبّ (minḥobb)	بتحبّو (bitḥobbu)	بحبّو (biḥobbu)
	f		بتحبّي (bitḥobbi)	بتحبّ (bitḥobb)
subjunctive	m	احبّ (aḥobb)	تحبّ (tḥobb)	يحبّ (yḥobb)		نحبّ (nḥobb)	تحبّو (tḥobbu)	يحبّو (yḥobbu)
	f		تحبّي (tḥobbi)	تحبّ (tḥobb)
imperative	m		حبّ (ḥobb)				حبّو (ḥobbu)
	f		حبّي (ḥobbi)

See also

• عجب (ʕajab)
• جنّن (jannan)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħubb/, [ħʊb]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

حبّ • (ḥubb) m

1. love

   Synonym: محبّة (maḥabbe)

See also

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

Etymology 3

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħabb/, [ħab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Noun

حبّ • (ḥabb) m (collective, singulative حبّة f (ḥabbe), paucal حبّات (ḥabbāt), plural حبوب (ḥbūb))

1. (uncountable) seeds, grains, berries

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəb/
• Rhymes: -əb
• Hyphenation: حب

Proper noun

حَب • (hab) m (Hindi spelling हब)

1. Hub (a city in Hub district, Balochistan, Pakistan)