Arabic edit

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)

Etymology 1 edit

Diminutive of حَبَّة (ḥabba, grain).

Noun edit

حُبَيْبَة (ḥubaybaf (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

  1. little grain, small kernel
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Diminutive of حَبَب (ḥabab, blister)

Noun edit

حُبَيْبَة (ḥubaybaf (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

  1. small pimple or pustule
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

See حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Noun edit

حَبِيبَة (ḥabībaf (plural حَبِيبَات (ḥabībāt) or حَبَائِب (ḥabāʔib), masculine حَبِيب (ḥabīb))

  1. female equivalent of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)
Declension edit

Adjective edit

حَبِيبَة (ḥabībaf

  1. feminine singular of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حب²”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN