חביב

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ח־ב־ב (kh-b-b)

From the root ח־ב־ב (kh-v-v). Compare Arabic حبيب. Noun derived from the adjective. Compare חַבִּיבִּי (khabíbi, friend, mate, buddy) borrowed from حَبِيبِي (ḥabībī).

Adjective[edit]

חָבִיב (khavív) (feminine חֲבִיבָה, masculine plural חֲבִיבִים, feminine plural חֲבִיבוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. friendly, pleasant, likeable
  2. liked by
  3. darling
  4. (Talmudic) beloved, important

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

חָבִיב (khavívm (plural indefinite חֲבִיבִים, plural construct חֲבִיבֵי־, feminine counterpart חֲבִיבָה) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. darling

Declension[edit]