محبة

See also: محبت‎

Arabic

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Etymology

From the root ح ب ب‎ (ḥ-b-b).

Noun

مَحَبَّة • (maḥabba) f

1. verbal noun of حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba) (form I)
2. love

   ‏اَللهُ مَحَبَّةٌ‎ ― allāhu maḥabbatun ― God is love.

Declension

Declension of noun مَحَبَّة (maḥabba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَبَّة maḥabba	الْمَحَبَّة‎ al-maḥabba	مَحَبَّة maḥabbat
Nominative	مَحَبَّةٌ maḥabbatun	الْمَحَبَّةُ‎ al-maḥabbatu	مَحَبَّةُ maḥabbatu
Accusative	مَحَبَّةً maḥabbatan	الْمَحَبَّةَ‎ al-maḥabbata	مَحَبَّةَ maḥabbata
Genitive	مَحَبَّةٍ maḥabbatin	الْمَحَبَّةِ‎ al-maḥabbati	مَحَبَّةِ maḥabbati

Synonyms

• حُبّ‎ (ḥubb)

Derived terms

• مَحَبَّةُ الْوَطَنِ‎ (maḥabbatu l-waṭani)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məhəbbət
• → Bashkir: мөхәббәт (möxäbbät)
• → Bengali: মহব্বত (mohobbot)
• → Kazakh: махаббат (maxabbat)
• → Hindustani:

  → Hindi: मुहब्बत (muhabbat), मोहब्बत (mohabbat)

  → Urdu: محبت‎

• → Maltese: mħabba
• → Ottoman Turkish: محبت‎ (muhabbet)
  • Turkish: muhabbet
    • → Albanian: muhabet
• → Persian: محبت‎
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹੱਬਤ (muhabbat)

  Shahmukhi script: محبت‎ (muhabbat)

• → Swahili: mahaba
• → Tatar: мөхәббәт (möxäbbät)
• → Uzbek: muhabbat, муҳаббат (muhabbat)

Noun

مُحِبَّة • (muḥibba) f (plural مُحِبَّات‎ (muḥibbāt), masculine مُحِبّ‎ (muḥibb))

1. female equivalent of مُحِبّ‎ (muḥibb)

Declension

Declension of noun مُحِبَّة (muḥibba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة‎ al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّة muḥibbat
Nominative	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ‎ al-muḥibbatu	مُحِبَّةُ muḥibbatu
Accusative	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ‎ al-muḥibbata	مُحِبَّةَ muḥibbata
Genitive	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ‎ al-muḥibbati	مُحِبَّةِ muḥibbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّتَيْن‎ muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن‎ al-muḥibbatayn	مُحِبَّتَيْ‎ muḥibbatay
Nominative	مُحِبَّتَانِ‎ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ‎ al-muḥibbatāni	مُحِبَّتَا‎ muḥibbatā
Accusative	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ‎ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ‎ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ‎ muḥibbatay
Genitive	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ‎ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ‎ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ‎ muḥibbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّات‎ muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات‎ al-muḥibbāt	مُحِبَّات‎ muḥibbāt
Nominative	مُحِبَّاتٌ‎ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ‎ al-muḥibbātu	مُحِبَّاتُ‎ muḥibbātu
Accusative	مُحِبَّاتٍ‎ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ‎ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ‎ muḥibbāti
Genitive	مُحِبَّاتٍ‎ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ‎ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ‎ muḥibbāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ب ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.be/, [maˈħab.be]
• IPA^(key): /ma.ħab.ba/, [maˈħab.ba]

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Noun

محبّة • (maḥabba, maḥabbe) f

1. love, affection

   Synonym: حبّ‎ (ḥabb)

See also

• غرام‎ (ḡarām, “love, passion, infatuation”)