محبت

See also: محبة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba, “love”). The predominant Persian -o- is due to analogy with the large number of Arabic participles with initial mo- (mu-).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /muhabbat~mahabbat/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊhabbat~mahabbat/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mohæbbæt~mæhæbbæt/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /muhabbat~mahabbat/

Noun

Dari Persian	محبت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маҳаббат, муҳаббат (mahabbat, muhabbat)

محبت • (mohabbat, mahabbat)

1. love
2. affection
3. kindness

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934–1936), “mahabbat”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian محبت‎ (muhabbat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba, “love, affection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɦəb.bət̪/

Noun

محبت • (muhabbat, mohabbat) f (Hindi spelling मुहब्बत or मोहब्बत‎)

1. love

   Synonyms: عشق‎ (iśq), پریم‎ (prem), پیار‎ (pyār)

2. affection

Declension

Declension of محبت
	singular	plural
direct	محبت‎ (muhabbat)	محبتیں‎ (muhabb(a)tẽ)
oblique	محبت‎ (muhabbat)	محبتوں‎ (muhabb(a)tõ)
vocative	محبت‎ (muhabbat)	محبتو‎ (muhabb(a)to)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुहब्बत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “محبت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.