محب

See also: محت

Arabic

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
18 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba, “to love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ħibb/

Participle

مُحِبّ • (muḥibb) (form IV, feminine مُحِبَّة (muḥibba), masculine plural مُحِبُّون (muḥibbūn))

active participle of أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba): loving

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُحِبّ** (muḥibb)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحِبّ muḥibb	الْمُحِبّ al-muḥibb	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة al-muḥibba
nominative	مُحِبٌّ muḥibbun	الْمُحِبُّ al-muḥibbu	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ al-muḥibbatu
accusative	مُحِبًّا muḥibban	الْمُحِبَّ al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ al-muḥibbata
genitive	مُحِبٍّ muḥibbin	الْمُحِبِّ al-muḥibbi	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ al-muḥibbati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحِبَّيْن muḥibbayn	الْمُحِبَّيْن al-muḥibbayn	مُحِبَّتَيْن muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن al-muḥibbatayn
nominative	مُحِبَّانِ muḥibbāni	الْمُحِبَّانِ al-muḥibbāni	مُحِبَّتَانِ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ al-muḥibbatāni
accusative	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni
genitive	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحِبِّين muḥibbīn	الْمُحِبِّين al-muḥibbīn	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات al-muḥibbāt
nominative	مُحِبُّونَ muḥibbūna	الْمُحِبُّونَ al-muḥibbūna	مُحِبَّاتٌ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ al-muḥibbātu
accusative	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti
genitive	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti

Noun

مُحِبّ • (muḥibb) m (plural مُحِبُّون (muḥibbūn), feminine مُحِبَّة (muḥibba))

lover

Declension

Declension of noun **مُحِبّ** (muḥibb)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبّ muḥibb	الْمُحِبّ al-muḥibb	مُحِبّ muḥibb	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّة muḥibbat
nominative	مُحِبٌّ muḥibbun	الْمُحِبُّ al-muḥibbu	مُحِبُّ muḥibbu	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ al-muḥibbatu	مُحِبَّةُ muḥibbatu
accusative	مُحِبًّا muḥibban	الْمُحِبَّ al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّ muḥibba	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ al-muḥibbata	مُحِبَّةَ muḥibbata
genitive	مُحِبٍّ muḥibbin	الْمُحِبِّ al-muḥibbi	مُحِبِّ muḥibbi	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ al-muḥibbati	مُحِبَّةِ muḥibbati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبَّيْن muḥibbayn	الْمُحِبَّيْن al-muḥibbayn	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْن muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن al-muḥibbatayn	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
nominative	مُحِبَّانِ muḥibbāni	الْمُحِبَّانِ al-muḥibbāni	مُحِبَّا muḥibbā	مُحِبَّتَانِ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ al-muḥibbatāni	مُحِبَّتَا muḥibbatā
accusative	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
genitive	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبِّين muḥibbīn	الْمُحِبِّين al-muḥibbīn	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات al-muḥibbāt	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt
nominative	مُحِبُّونَ muḥibbūna	الْمُحِبُّونَ al-muḥibbūna	مُحِبُّو muḥibbū	مُحِبَّاتٌ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ al-muḥibbātu	مُحِبَّاتُ muḥibbātu
accusative	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti
genitive	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti

Proper noun

مُحِبّ • (muḥibb) m

a male given name, Muhib

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mühib
→ Ottoman Turkish: مُحِبّ (muhıbb)
- Turkish: muhip
→ Persian: مُحِبّ (mohebb)
→ Uzbek: muhib

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba, “to love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ħabb/

Participle

مُحَبّ • (muḥabb)

passive participle of أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba): loved, beloved
- c. 6th century CE, ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, from Mu'allaqat:
  وَلَقَدْ نَزَلْتِ فَلَا تَظُنِّي غَيْرَهُ // مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ المُحَبِّ المُكْرَمِ
  walaqad nazalti falā taẓunnī ḡayrahu // minnī bimanzilati al-muḥabbi al-mukrami
  And you have occupied, have no doubt in it, // in my heart the place of loved and honored ones.

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُحَبّ** (muḥabb)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَبّ muḥabb	الْمُحَبّ al-muḥabb	مُحَبَّة muḥabba	الْمُحَبَّة al-muḥabba
nominative	مُحَبٌّ muḥabbun	الْمُحَبُّ al-muḥabbu	مُحَبَّةٌ muḥabbatun	الْمُحَبَّةُ al-muḥabbatu
accusative	مُحَبًّا muḥabban	الْمُحَبَّ al-muḥabba	مُحَبَّةً muḥabbatan	الْمُحَبَّةَ al-muḥabbata
genitive	مُحَبٍّ muḥabbin	الْمُحَبِّ al-muḥabbi	مُحَبَّةٍ muḥabbatin	الْمُحَبَّةِ al-muḥabbati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَبَّيْن muḥabbayn	الْمُحَبَّيْن al-muḥabbayn	مُحَبَّتَيْن muḥabbatayn	الْمُحَبَّتَيْن al-muḥabbatayn
nominative	مُحَبَّانِ muḥabbāni	الْمُحَبَّانِ al-muḥabbāni	مُحَبَّتَانِ muḥabbatāni	الْمُحَبَّتَانِ al-muḥabbatāni
accusative	مُحَبَّيْنِ muḥabbayni	الْمُحَبَّيْنِ al-muḥabbayni	مُحَبَّتَيْنِ muḥabbatayni	الْمُحَبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥabbatayni
genitive	مُحَبَّيْنِ muḥabbayni	الْمُحَبَّيْنِ al-muḥabbayni	مُحَبَّتَيْنِ muḥabbatayni	الْمُحَبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥabbatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَبِّين muḥabbīn	الْمُحَبِّين al-muḥabbīn	مُحَبَّات muḥabbāt	الْمُحَبَّات al-muḥabbāt
nominative	مُحَبُّونَ muḥabbūna	الْمُحَبُّونَ al-muḥabbūna	مُحَبَّاتٌ muḥabbātun	الْمُحَبَّاتُ al-muḥabbātu
accusative	مُحَبِّينَ muḥabbīna	الْمُحَبِّينَ al-muḥabbīna	مُحَبَّاتٍ muḥabbātin	الْمُحَبَّاتِ al-muḥabbāti
genitive	مُحَبِّينَ muḥabbīna	الْمُحَبِّينَ al-muḥabbīna	مُحَبَّاتٍ muḥabbātin	الْمُحَبَّاتِ al-muḥabbāti

Synonyms

مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُحِبّ (muḥibb). The plural in -an is from Persian.

Noun

مُحِبّ • (muhib) (definite accusative محبی (muhibbi), plural محبان (muhibban))

friend
lover
(Sufism) a disciple or follower of a Sufi order

Descendants

Turkish: muhip

References

Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “muhib”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Kélékian, Diran (1911) “محب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1126a
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1757

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحِبّ (muḥibb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ˈhibb/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦɪ́b(ː)]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.jɪ́b(ː)]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.jíb(ː)]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɦéb̥(ː)]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɦíb(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muhibb
Dari reading^?	mohibb
Iranian reading^?	mohebb
Tajik reading^?	muhibb

Adjective

محب • (mohebb)

(usually of people) loving

Noun

محب • (mohebb)

lover
Synonyms: عاشق (âšeq), دوستدار (dustdâr)
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 90:
  جز من محب مبادت کس گرچه عیب نیست
  باشد اگر بهر مو پیوند دوستداری
  juz man muhibb mabādat kas garči ayb nēst
  bāšad agar ba-har mō paywand-i dōstdārē
  May you have no lover except for me! Though there is no fault
  If a lover should be bound to every hair of yours.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)
friend
Synonym: دوست (dust)

Derived terms

محبانه (mohebbâne)
محبیان (mohebbiyân)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Participle

Declension

Noun

Declension

Proper noun

Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Participle

Declension

Synonyms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading