mahbub

See also: maħbub

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb, gold coin; beloved).

Noun

mahbub (plural mahbubs or mahbub)

  1. A gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
    Synonym: zermahbub
    • 1783, Sauveur Lusignan, A history of the Revolution of Ali Bey against the Ottoman Porte, page 119:
      His ready cash consisted of eight hundred thousand mahbub and funduclys; the rest of his treasure was in jewels, to the amount of about six million of ducats.
    • 1811, Patrick Kelly, The universal cambist, and commercial instructor, page 83:
      The only coins allowed by the Turkish government to be struck at Cairo are the Mahbub (or Zermahbub) Sequins, and Medini.
    • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature:
      At Grand Cairo in Egypt, contracts are made in funducli and mahbub sequins; the former are reckoned at 146 medini, and 3 mahbubs are equal to 4 pataccas, so that the mahbub is worth 120 medini.

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mah‧bub

Noun

mahbub (plural mahbublar)

  1. beloved, darling

Declension

Declension of mahbub
singular plural
nominative mahbub mahbublar
genitive mahbubning mahbublarning
dative mahbubga mahbublarga
definite accusative mahbubni mahbublarni
locative mahbubda mahbublarda
ablative mahbubdan mahbublardan
similative mahbubdek mahbublardek
Possessive forms of mahbub
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative mahbubim mahbublarim
genitive mahbubimning mahbublarimning
dative mahbubimga mahbublarimga
definite accusative mahbubimni mahbublarimni
locative mahbubimda mahbublarimda
ablative mahbubimdan mahbublarimdan
similative mahbubimdek mahbublarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative mahbubing mahbublaring
genitive mahbubingning mahbublaringning
dative mahbubingga mahbublaringga
definite accusative mahbubingni mahbublaringni
locative mahbubingda mahbublaringda
ablative mahbubingdan mahbublaringdan
similative mahbubingdek mahbublaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative mahbubi mahbublari
genitive mahbubining mahbublarining
dative mahbubiga mahbublariga
definite accusative mahbubini mahbublarini
locative mahbubida mahbublarida
ablative mahbubidan mahbublaridan
similative mahbubidek mahbublaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative mahbubimiz mahbublarimiz
genitive mahbubimizning mahbublarimizning
dative mahbubimizga mahbublarimizga
definite accusative mahbubimizni mahbublarimizni
locative mahbubimizda mahbublarimizda
ablative mahbubimizdan mahbublarimizdan
similative mahbubimizdek mahbublarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative mahbubingiz mahbublaringiz
genitive mahbubingizning mahbublaringizning
dative mahbubingizga mahbublaringizga
definite accusative mahbubingizni mahbublaringizni
locative mahbubingizda mahbublaringizda
ablative mahbubingizdan mahbublaringizdan
similative mahbubingizdek mahbublaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative mahbubi mahbublari
genitive mahbubining mahbublarining
dative mahbubiga mahbublariga
definite accusative mahbubini mahbublarini
locative mahbubida mahbublarida
ablative mahbubidan mahbublaridan
similative mahbubidek mahbublaridek
  • mahbuba

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