Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b). Compare Hebrew חָבִיב (ḥāḇīḇ), Classical Syriac ܚܒܝܒܐ (ḥabbīḇā).

Noun edit

حَبِيب (ḥabībm (plural أَحِبَّة (ʔaḥibba) or أَحِبَّاء (ʔaḥibbāʔ) or أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb), feminine حَبِيبَة (ḥabība))

  1. beloved
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:18:
      (translated by Sahih International)
      وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَارَى نَحْنُ أَبْنَاءُ ٱللّٰهِ وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنْتُم بَشَرٌ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
      wa-qālati l-yahūdu wa-n-naṣārā naḥnu ʔabnāʔu llāhi wa-ʔaḥibbāʔuhū qul fa-lima yuʕaḏḏibukum bi-ḏunūbikum bal ʔantum bašarun mimman ḵalaqa yaḡfiru li-man yašāʔu wa-yuʕaḏḏibu man yašāʔu wa-li-llāhi mulku s-samāwāti wa-l-ʔarḍi wa-mā baynahumā wa-ʔilayhi l-maṣīru
      But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
  2. sweetheart
  3. dear
  4. darling
    يَا حَبِيبِي!yā ḥabībī!oh my darling!
  5. (Sufism, in the definite) frequently used title of God, the Beloved, the Focus of one's heart and devotion
    Synonyms: مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb), مَعْشُوق (maʕšūq)

Declension edit

Adjective edit

حَبِيب (ḥabīb) (feminine حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) or حَبِيب (ḥabīb), masculine plural أَحِبَّة (ʔaḥibba) or أَحِبَّاء (ʔaḥibbāʔ) or أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb), feminine plural حَبِيبَات (ḥabībāt) or حَبَائِبُ (ḥabāʔibu), elative أَحَبّ (ʔaḥabb))

  1. beloved
  2. agreeable

Declension edit

Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
ح ب ب
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħbiːb/
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Noun edit

حبيب (ḥbībm (plural حباب (ḥbāb), feminine حبيبة (ḥbība))

  1. beloved
  2. sweetheart
  3. dear
  4. darling
  5. maternal uncle
    Synonym: خال (ḵāl)

Mozarabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Noun edit

حبيب (ḥabībm

  1. darling, beloved
    • c. 1100, al-Aʿmā al-Tuṭīlī, Kharja A8 :[1]
      مو الحبيب أنفرم ذ مو امار
      mū al-ḥabīb anfərmə ḏī mū amār
      My beloved is ill with my love.

References edit

  1. ^ Jones, Alan (1988) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN, pages 77-79

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

From Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħa.biːb/, [ħaˈbiːb]
  • (file)

Noun edit

حبيب (ḥabībm (plural حبايب (ḥabāyeb), feminine حبيبة (ḥabībe))

  1. dear, beloved
  2. sweetheart, darling

Adjective edit

حبيب (ḥabīb) (feminine حبيبة (ḥabībe), common plural حبايب (ḥabāyeb))

  1. dear, beloved
    Synonym: عزيز (ʕazīz)