See also: محبة

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَبَّت (muhabbat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, love).

Noun

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محبت (muhabbet) (definite accusative محبتی (muhabbeti), plural محبتلر (muhabbetler))

  1. conversation, chat, talk, banter, dialogue, discussion, interlocution, expression and exchange of ideas through talking with other people
    Synonyms: صحبت (sohbet), لقردی (lakırdı)
  2. love, affection, fondness, attachment, tenderness, a strong bonding with someone or something, a deep caring for the existence of another
    Synonyms: سوكی (sevgi), عشق (ʼeşk)
  3. friendship, the condition of being friends, a relationship of mutual affection between people, stronger than an acquaintance or association
    Synonym: دوستلق (dostluk)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Persian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba). The predominant shift of the first vowel from /a/ to /u/ is due to analogy with the large number of Arabic participles with initial /mu/ such as مهندس (muhandis, mohandes, engineer), محاربه (muhāraba, mohârabe, war) etc.

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? muhabbat, mahabbat
    Dari reading? mohabbat, mahabbat
    Iranian reading? mohabbat, mahabbat
    Tajik reading? muhabbat, mahabbat

    Noun

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    Dari محبت
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik маҳаббат, муҳаббат

    مُحَبَّت or مَحَبَّت (mohabbat or mahabbat)

    1. love
    2. affection
    3. kindness

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    Urdu

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَبَّت (muhabbat), borrowed from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba), from حَبَّ (ḥabba). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi محبت (mḥbt).[1]

      Pronunciation

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      • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəb.bət̪/, /mʊ.ɦəb.bət̪/, [mo.ɦəb.bət̪], [mɔ.ɦɔb.bət̪]
      • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
      • Rhymes: -ət̪

      Noun

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      مَحَبَّت or مُحَبَّت (mahabbat or muhabbatf (Hindi spelling मोहब्बत or मुहब्बत)

      1. love
      2. affection
      3. dedication, attachment

      Declension

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      Declension of محبت
      singular plural
      direct مُحَبَّت (muhabbat) مُحَبَّتیں (muhabbatẽ)
      oblique مُحَبَّت (muhabbat) مُحَبَّتوں (muhabbatõ)
      vocative مُحَبَّت (muhabbat) مُحَبَّتو (muhabbato)

      Synonyms

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      References

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      1. ^ محبت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

      Further reading

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      • محبت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
      • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “محبت”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]