حب

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Arabic [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From the root ح ب ب (IPA: /ħ-b-b/) (Other: ḥ-b-b)

Verb [edit]

حَبَّ (ḥábba) perfectيَحِبُّ  (yaḥibbu) imperfectVerb form I

  1. to love, to like
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Noun [edit]

حُبّ‎  (ḥubb) m

  1. love
  2. affection, attachment

حِبّ‎  (ḥibb) m, plural أَحْبَاب (ʾaḥbāb)‎

  1. darling, dear, dearest
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Etymology 2 [edit]

ح ب ب (IPA: /ħ-b-b/) (Other: ḥ-b-b)

Verb [edit]

حَبَّ (ḥábba) perfectVerb form II

  1. to produce seed, to go to seed
  2. to bear seed, to bear grain
  3. to granulate, to become granulated

Noun [edit]

حَبّ  (ḥabb) m (collective) ― حبة (ḥábba) f (singulative), plural حبوب (ḥubūb)‎

  1. grains, seeds
  2. grain, cereal
  3. grains, kernels
  4. granules
  5. pellets
  6. pills, pastilles
  7. berries
  8. (pathology) acne, pustules, pimples
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Egyptian Arabic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ħæbː/

Verb [edit]

حب (ħabb) perfectيحب  (yiħibb) imperfectVerb form I

  1. to love
    بحبك.
    Baħibbak. (to a man) / Baħibbik. (to a woman)
    I love you

Conjugation [edit]