حبیب

See also: حبيب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.ˈβiːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.bíːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.bíːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bíːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.bíːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.bíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	haḇīḇ
Dari reading?	habīb
Iranian reading?	habib
Tajik reading?	habib

Adjective

Dari	حبیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳабиб

حبیب • (habib)

1. beloved

Noun

Dari	حبیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳабиб

حبیب • (habib)

1. beloved, lover, friend

Proper noun

Dari	حبیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ҳабиб

حبیب • (habib)

1. a male given name, Habib, from Arabic

Derived terms

• حبیبی (habibi)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حبیب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “حبیب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul