mħabba
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| ħ-b-b (love) |
| 10 terms |
Alternative forms
- imħabba (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈħab.ba/
Etymology 1
From Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba).
Noun
mħabba f
- love (strong affection)
- 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
- Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
- X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
ja Sena Ġdida?
Ah! biegħed minna
il-għelt, il-ġlied,
id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
ġibilna l-għaqda,
ġibilna s-sliem,
ġibilna l-ħelsien!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | |||
| singular | 1st person | mħabbti | mħabbitna | |
| 2nd person | mħabbtek | mħabbitkom | ||
| 3rd person | mħabbtu | mħabbitha | mħabbithom | |
See also
Etymology 2
Probably from mħabba (“love”) and/or minn + mħabba, as in for the love of > due to. Compare Arabic مَحَبَّةً (maḥabbatan), Arabic حُبًّا (ḥubban).
Preposition
mħabba