mħabba
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Maltese[edit]
Root |
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ħ-b-b (love) |
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Alternative forms[edit]
- imħabba (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba).
Noun[edit]
mħabba f
- love (strong affection)
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably from mħabba (“love”) and/or minn + mħabba, as in for the love of > due to. Compare Arabic مَحَبَّةً (maḥabbatan), Arabic حُبًّا (ḥubban).
Preposition[edit]
mħabba