محبت

See also: محبة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba, “love”). The predominant shift of the first vowel from /a/ to /u/ is due to analogy with the large number of Arabic participles with initial /mu/ such as مهندس‎ (muhandis or mohandes, “engineer”), محاربه‎ (muhâraba or mohârabe, “war”) etc.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muhabbat/, /mahabbat/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊhabbat/, /mahabbat/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mohæbbæt/, /mæhæbbæt/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /muhabbat/, /mahabbat/

Noun

Dari	محبت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маҳаббат, муҳаббат (mahabbat, muhabbat)

محبت • (mohabbat or mahabbat)

1. love
2. affection
3. kindness

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “محبت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محبت‎ (muḥabbat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɦəb.bət̪/, [mɔ.ɦəbː.ət̪]
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

مُحَبَّت • (muḥabbat or moḥabbat) f (Hindi spelling मुहब्बत or मोहब्बत‎)

1. love
2. affection

Declension

Declension of محبت
	singular	plural
direct	محبت‎ (mahabbat)	محبتیں‎ (mahabbatẽ)
oblique	محبت‎ (mahabbat)	محبتوں‎ (mahabbatõ)
vocative	محبت‎ (mahabbat)	محبتو‎ (mahabbato)

Synonyms

• عشق‎ (iśq)
• پیار‎ (pyār)
• پریم‎ (prem)

References

• “محبت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “محبت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.