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حُبّ
love /ˈħubb/
nounA1#257 most common
Also: affection, fondness, devotion
Example sentences
الحُبُّ جَميلٌ.
Love is beautiful.
تُعامِلُني أُمّي بِحُبٍّ.
My mother treats me with love.
الحُبُّ بَينَ الأصدِقاءِ شَيءٌ ثَمينٌ.
Love between friends is something precious.
لا يُمكِنُ شِراءُ الحُبِّ بِالمالِ.
Love cannot be bought with money.
يَقولونَ إنَّ الحُبَّ الحَقيقيَّ يَصمُدُ أمامَ كُلِّ الصِّعابِ.
They say that true love withstands every hardship.
في الشِّعرِ العَرَبيِّ القَديمِ، كانَ الحُبُّ العُذريُّ رَمزاً لِلطَّهارَةِ وَالوَفاءِ.
In old Arabic poetry, Udhri love was a symbol of purity and fidelity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حُبٌّ (ḥubbun) | None |
| Genitive | حُبٍّ (ḥubbin) | None |
| Accusative | حُبًّا (ḥubban) | None |
| Vocative | حُبُّ (yā ḥubbu) | None |
Word family
حَبيبbeloved, darling
أَحَبَّto love
مَحَبّةlove, affection
مَحبوبbeloved, popular
Etymology
حُبّ derives from the Semitic root ḥ-b-b, which carries the sense of loving and holding dear. It is the verbal noun of the verb حَبَّ, meaning to love. Related forms appear across other Semitic languages, including Syriac ḥubbā, love, and the Hebrew root ḥ-b-b, to cherish.
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