محبت
See also: محبة
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, “love”). The predominant Persian -o- is due to analogy with the large number of Arabic participles with initial mo- (mu-).
Pronunciation
Noun
| Dari | محبت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маҳаббат, муҳаббат |
محبت • (mohabbat, mahabbat)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “mahabbat”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian محبت (muhabbat), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, “love, affection”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦəb.bət̪/
Noun
محبت • (muhabbat, mohabbat) f (Hindi spelling मुहब्बत or मोहब्बत)
Declension
| Declension of محبت | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | محبت (muhabbat) | محبتیں (muhabb(a)tẽ) |
| oblique | محبت (muhabbat) | محبتوں (muhabb(a)tõ) |
| vocative | محبت (muhabbat) | محبتو (muhabb(a)to) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुहब्बत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “محبت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.