حبيبة

Arabic

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)

Etymology 1

Diminutive of حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”).

Noun

حُبَيْبَة • (ḥubayba) f (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

1. little grain, small kernel

Declension

Declension of noun حُبَيْبَة (ḥubayba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَة ḥubayba	الْحُبَيْبَة al-ḥubayba	حُبَيْبَة ḥubaybat
Nominative	حُبَيْبَةٌ ḥubaybatun	الْحُبَيْبَةُ al-ḥubaybatu	حُبَيْبَةُ ḥubaybatu
Accusative	حُبَيْبَةً ḥubaybatan	الْحُبَيْبَةَ al-ḥubaybata	حُبَيْبَةَ ḥubaybata
Genitive	حُبَيْبَةٍ ḥubaybatin	الْحُبَيْبَةِ al-ḥubaybati	حُبَيْبَةِ ḥubaybati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَتَيْن ḥubaybatayn	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْن al-ḥubaybatayn	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Nominative	حُبَيْبَتَانِ ḥubaybatāni	الْحُبَيْبَتَانِ al-ḥubaybatāni	حُبَيْبَتَا ḥubaybatā
Accusative	حُبَيْبَتَيْنِ ḥubaybatayni	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْنِ al-ḥubaybatayni	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Genitive	حُبَيْبَتَيْنِ ḥubaybatayni	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْنِ al-ḥubaybatayni	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَات ḥubaybāt	الْحُبَيْبَات al-ḥubaybāt	حُبَيْبَات ḥubaybāt
Nominative	حُبَيْبَاتٌ ḥubaybātun	الْحُبَيْبَاتُ al-ḥubaybātu	حُبَيْبَاتُ ḥubaybātu
Accusative	حُبَيْبَاتٍ ḥubaybātin	الْحُبَيْبَاتِ al-ḥubaybāti	حُبَيْبَاتِ ḥubaybāti
Genitive	حُبَيْبَاتٍ ḥubaybātin	الْحُبَيْبَاتِ al-ḥubaybāti	حُبَيْبَاتِ ḥubaybāti

Derived terms

• دَقِيق الْحَبِيبَات (daqīq al-ḥabībāt)
• خَشِن الحَبِيبَات (ḵašin al-ḥabībāt)

Etymology 2

Diminutive of حَبَب (ḥabab, “blister”)

Noun

حُبَيْبَة • (ḥubayba) f (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

1. small pimple or pustule

Declension

Declension of noun حُبَيْبَة (ḥubayba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَة ḥubayba	الْحُبَيْبَة al-ḥubayba	حُبَيْبَة ḥubaybat
Nominative	حُبَيْبَةٌ ḥubaybatun	الْحُبَيْبَةُ al-ḥubaybatu	حُبَيْبَةُ ḥubaybatu
Accusative	حُبَيْبَةً ḥubaybatan	الْحُبَيْبَةَ al-ḥubaybata	حُبَيْبَةَ ḥubaybata
Genitive	حُبَيْبَةٍ ḥubaybatin	الْحُبَيْبَةِ al-ḥubaybati	حُبَيْبَةِ ḥubaybati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَتَيْن ḥubaybatayn	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْن al-ḥubaybatayn	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Nominative	حُبَيْبَتَانِ ḥubaybatāni	الْحُبَيْبَتَانِ al-ḥubaybatāni	حُبَيْبَتَا ḥubaybatā
Accusative	حُبَيْبَتَيْنِ ḥubaybatayni	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْنِ al-ḥubaybatayni	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Genitive	حُبَيْبَتَيْنِ ḥubaybatayni	الْحُبَيْبَتَيْنِ al-ḥubaybatayni	حُبَيْبَتَيْ ḥubaybatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُبَيْبَات ḥubaybāt	الْحُبَيْبَات al-ḥubaybāt	حُبَيْبَات ḥubaybāt
Nominative	حُبَيْبَاتٌ ḥubaybātun	الْحُبَيْبَاتُ al-ḥubaybātu	حُبَيْبَاتُ ḥubaybātu
Accusative	حُبَيْبَاتٍ ḥubaybātin	الْحُبَيْبَاتِ al-ḥubaybāti	حُبَيْبَاتِ ḥubaybāti
Genitive	حُبَيْبَاتٍ ḥubaybātin	الْحُبَيْبَاتِ al-ḥubaybāti	حُبَيْبَاتِ ḥubaybāti

Etymology 3

See حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Noun

حَبِيبَة • (ḥabība) f (plural حَبِيبَات (ḥabībāt) or حَبَائِب (ḥabāʔib), masculine حَبِيب (ḥabīb))

1. female equivalent of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)

Declension

Declension of noun حَبِيبَة (ḥabība)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَبِيبَة ḥabība	الْحَبِيبَة al-ḥabība	حَبِيبَة ḥabībat
Nominative	حَبِيبَةٌ ḥabībatun	الْحَبِيبَةُ al-ḥabībatu	حَبِيبَةُ ḥabībatu
Accusative	حَبِيبَةً ḥabībatan	الْحَبِيبَةَ al-ḥabībata	حَبِيبَةَ ḥabībata
Genitive	حَبِيبَةٍ ḥabībatin	الْحَبِيبَةِ al-ḥabībati	حَبِيبَةِ ḥabībati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَبِيبَتَيْن ḥabībatayn	الْحَبِيبَتَيْن al-ḥabībatayn	حَبِيبَتَيْ ḥabībatay
Nominative	حَبِيبَتَانِ ḥabībatāni	الْحَبِيبَتَانِ al-ḥabībatāni	حَبِيبَتَا ḥabībatā
Accusative	حَبِيبَتَيْنِ ḥabībatayni	الْحَبِيبَتَيْنِ al-ḥabībatayni	حَبِيبَتَيْ ḥabībatay
Genitive	حَبِيبَتَيْنِ ḥabībatayni	الْحَبِيبَتَيْنِ al-ḥabībatayni	حَبِيبَتَيْ ḥabībatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَبِيبَات‎; حَبَائِب ḥabībāt‎; ḥabāʔib	الْحَبِيبَات‎; الْحَبَائِب al-ḥabībāt‎; al-ḥabāʔib	حَبِيبَات‎; حَبَائِب ḥabībāt‎; ḥabāʔib
Nominative	حَبِيبَاتٌ‎; حَبَائِبُ ḥabībātun‎; ḥabāʔibu	الْحَبِيبَاتُ‎; الْحَبَائِبُ al-ḥabībātu‎; al-ḥabāʔibu	حَبِيبَاتُ‎; حَبَائِبُ ḥabībātu‎; ḥabāʔibu
Accusative	حَبِيبَاتٍ‎; حَبَائِبَ ḥabībātin‎; ḥabāʔiba	الْحَبِيبَاتِ‎; الْحَبَائِبَ al-ḥabībāti‎; al-ḥabāʔiba	حَبِيبَاتِ‎; حَبَائِبَ ḥabībāti‎; ḥabāʔiba
Genitive	حَبِيبَاتٍ‎; حَبَائِبَ ḥabībātin‎; ḥabāʔiba	الْحَبِيبَاتِ‎; الْحَبَائِبِ al-ḥabībāti‎; al-ḥabāʔibi	حَبِيبَاتِ‎; حَبَائِبِ ḥabībāti‎; ḥabāʔibi

Adjective

حَبِيبَة • (ḥabība) f

1. feminine singular of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حب²”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN