Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
و ه ب (w h b)
2 terms

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Noun

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هِبَة (hibaf (plural هِبَات (hibāt))

  1. verbal noun of وَهَبَ (wahaba) (form I)
  2. (countable) gift, donation
    • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 32:4:
      قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «العَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ».
      qāla rasūlu llahi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama: “al-ʕāʔidu fī hibatihi ka-l-kalbi yaqīʔu ṯumma yaʕūdu fī qayʔihi”.
      The Messenger of Allah, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The reclaimer of his gift is like a dog that vomits then reclaims its vomit.”
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Descendants
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  • Bengali: হেবা (heba)
  • Turkish: hibe

Etymology 2

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Root
ه ب ب (h b b)
3 terms

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هِبَّة (hibbaf

  1. verbal noun of هَبَّ (habba) (form I)
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