Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
19 terms

Derived from the passive participle of حَبَّ (ḥabba, to love).

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Adjective

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مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb) (feminine مَحْبُوبَة (maḥbūba), masculine plural مَحْبُوبُونَ (maḥbūbūna), feminine plural مَحْبُوبَات (maḥbūbāt))

  1. beloved, dear
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Declension

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Descendants

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Noun

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مَحْبُوب (maḥbūbm (plural مَحَابِيب (maḥābīb))

  1. gold piece of the Ottoman era

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).

Noun

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محبوب (mahbūbf (Standard Gujarati મહ્બૂબ) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

  1. beloved, dear
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mahbūḇ
Dari reading? mahbūb
Iranian reading? mahbub
Tajik reading? mahbub

Adjective

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Dari محبوب
Iranian Persian
Tajik маҳбуб

مَحبوب (mahbub) (comparative مَحبوب‌تَر (mahbub-tar), superlative مَحبوب‌تَرین (mahbub-tarin))

  1. beloved, dear
    Synonym: دوست‌داشته (dôst-dâšte)
  2. lovable
  3. popular, favorite

Inflection

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    Enclitic-attached forms of محبوب (mahbub)
    Basic forms of محبوب (mahbub)
bare محبوب
(mahbub)
ezâfe محبوب
(mahbub-e)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
محبوبی
(mahbub-i)
    Predicative forms of محبوب (mahbub)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
محبوبم
(mahbubam)
محبوبیم
(mahbubim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
محبوبی
(mahbubi)
محبوبید
(mahbubid)
محبوبین
(mahbubin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
محبوب است
(mahbub ast)
محبوبه
(mahbube)
محبوبند
(mahbuband)
محبوبن
(mahbuban)
Colloquial.

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح ب ب
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb). Equivalent to the passive participle of حبّ (ḥabb, to love; to like).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maħ.buːb/, [maħ.buːb]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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محبوب (maḥbūb) (feminine محبوبة (maḥbūbe), common plural محبوبين (maḥbūbīn))

  1. loved, beloved, liked