محبة

See also: محبت

Arabic

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Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
18 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.ba/
- (Morocco) IPA^(key): /mħab.ba/
- (Tunisian) IPA^(key): /mħab.ba/

Noun

مَحَبَّة • (maḥabba) f

verbal noun of حَبَّ (ḥabba) (form I)
love
Synonym: حُبّ (ḥubb)

اَللهُ مَحَبَّةٌ ― allāhu maḥabbatun ― God is love.

Declension

Declension of noun **مَحَبَّة** (maḥabba)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَحَبَّة maḥabba	الْمَحَبَّة al-maḥabba	مَحَبَّة maḥabbat
nominative	مَحَبَّةٌ maḥabbatun	الْمَحَبَّةُ al-maḥabbatu	مَحَبَّةُ maḥabbatu
accusative	مَحَبَّةً maḥabbatan	الْمَحَبَّةَ al-maḥabbata	مَحَبَّةَ maḥabbata
genitive	مَحَبَّةٍ maḥabbatin	الْمَحَبَّةِ al-maḥabbati	مَحَبَّةِ maḥabbati

Derived terms

مَحَبَّة وَطَن (maḥabbat waṭan)

Descendants

Maltese: mħabba
→ Azerbaijani: məhəbbət
→ Kazakh: махаббат (maxabbat)
→ Classical Persian: محبت (muhabbat, mahabbat), محبة (archaic spelling)
- → Bashkir: мөхәббәт (möxəbbət)
- → Bengali: মহব্বত (mohobbot)
- → Gujarati: મોહબત (mohbat)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: मुहब्बत (muhabbat), मोहब्बत (mohabbat)
  Urdu: محبت (mohabbat, muhabbat)
- → Malayalam: മുഹബ്ബത്ത് (muhabbattŭ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: محبت (muḥabbet)
  - Turkish: muhabbet
  - → Albanian: muhabet
    - → Aromanian: muabeti
  - → Armenian: մուհապէթ (muhapētʻ)
  - → Greek: μουχαμπέτι (mouchampéti)
  - → Ladino: moabet
  - → Macedonian: муабет (muabet)
  - → Pontic Greek: μουχαμπέτι (mouchampéti)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹੱਬਤ (muhabbat)
  Shahmukhi script: محبت (muḥabbat)
- → Tatar: мәхәббәт (mäxäbbät)
- → Uyghur: مۇھەببەت (muhebbet)
- → Uzbek: muhabbat, муҳаббат (muhabbat)
→ Swahili: mahaba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ħib.ba/

Noun

مُحِبَّة • (muḥibba) f (plural مُحِبَّات (muḥibbāt), masculine مُحِبّ (muḥibb))

female equivalent of مُحِبّ (muḥibb)

Declension

Declension of noun **مُحِبَّة** (muḥibba)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّة muḥibbat
nominative	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ al-muḥibbatu	مُحِبَّةُ muḥibbatu
accusative	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ al-muḥibbata	مُحِبَّةَ muḥibbata
genitive	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ al-muḥibbati	مُحِبَّةِ muḥibbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبَّتَيْن muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن al-muḥibbatayn	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
nominative	مُحِبَّتَانِ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ al-muḥibbatāni	مُحِبَّتَا muḥibbatā
accusative	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
genitive	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات al-muḥibbāt	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt
nominative	مُحِبَّاتٌ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ al-muḥibbātu	مُحِبَّاتُ muḥibbātu
accusative	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti
genitive	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.be/, [maˈħab.be]
IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.ba/, [maˈħab.ba]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

محبّة • (maḥabba, maḥabbe) f

love, affection
Synonym: حبّ (ḥubb)