محب

See also: محت

Arabic

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba, “to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħibb/

Noun

مُحِبّ • (muḥibb) m (plural مُحِبُّون (muḥibbūn), feminine مُحِبَّة (muḥibba))

1. active participle of أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba)
2. lover

Declension

Declension of noun مُحِبّ (muḥibb)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبّ muḥibb	الْمُحِبّ al-muḥibb	مُحِبّ muḥibb	مُحِبَّة muḥibba	الْمُحِبَّة al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّة muḥibbat
Nominative	مُحِبٌّ muḥibbun	الْمُحِبُّ al-muḥibbu	مُحِبُّ muḥibbu	مُحِبَّةٌ muḥibbatun	الْمُحِبَّةُ al-muḥibbatu	مُحِبَّةُ muḥibbatu
Accusative	مُحِبًّا muḥibban	الْمُحِبَّ al-muḥibba	مُحِبَّ muḥibba	مُحِبَّةً muḥibbatan	الْمُحِبَّةَ al-muḥibbata	مُحِبَّةَ muḥibbata
Genitive	مُحِبٍّ muḥibbin	الْمُحِبِّ al-muḥibbi	مُحِبِّ muḥibbi	مُحِبَّةٍ muḥibbatin	الْمُحِبَّةِ al-muḥibbati	مُحِبَّةِ muḥibbati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبَّيْن muḥibbayn	الْمُحِبَّيْن al-muḥibbayn	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْن muḥibbatayn	الْمُحِبَّتَيْن al-muḥibbatayn	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Nominative	مُحِبَّانِ muḥibbāni	الْمُحِبَّانِ al-muḥibbāni	مُحِبَّا muḥibbā	مُحِبَّتَانِ muḥibbatāni	الْمُحِبَّتَانِ al-muḥibbatāni	مُحِبَّتَا muḥibbatā
Accusative	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Genitive	مُحِبَّيْنِ muḥibbayni	الْمُحِبَّيْنِ al-muḥibbayni	مُحِبَّيْ muḥibbay	مُحِبَّتَيْنِ muḥibbatayni	الْمُحِبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥibbatayni	مُحِبَّتَيْ muḥibbatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِبِّين muḥibbīn	الْمُحِبِّين al-muḥibbīn	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt	الْمُحِبَّات al-muḥibbāt	مُحِبَّات muḥibbāt
Nominative	مُحِبُّونَ muḥibbūna	الْمُحِبُّونَ al-muḥibbūna	مُحِبُّو muḥibbū	مُحِبَّاتٌ muḥibbātun	الْمُحِبَّاتُ al-muḥibbātu	مُحِبَّاتُ muḥibbātu
Accusative	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti
Genitive	مُحِبِّينَ muḥibbīna	الْمُحِبِّينَ al-muḥibbīna	مُحِبِّي muḥibbī	مُحِبَّاتٍ muḥibbātin	الْمُحِبَّاتِ al-muḥibbāti	مُحِبَّاتِ muḥibbāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mühib
• → Ottoman Turkish: مُحِبّ (muhıbb)
  • Turkish: muhip
• → Persian: مُحِبّ (mohebb)
• → Uzbek: muhib

Proper noun

مُحِبّ • (muḥibb) m

1. a male given name, Muhib

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba, “to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħabb/

Adjective

مُحَبّ • (muḥabb) (obsolete and rare)

1. passive participle of أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba): loved one
   • c. 6th century CE, ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, from Mu'allaqat:

     وَلَقَدْ نَزَلْتِ فَلَا تَظُنِّي غَيْرَهُ // مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ المُحَبِّ المُكْرَمِ

     walaqad nazalti falā taẓunnī ḡayrahu // minnī bimanzilati al-muḥabbi al-mukrami

     And you have occupied, have no doubt in it, // in my heart the place of loved and honored ones.

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحَبّ (muḥabb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَبّ muḥabb	الْمُحَبّ al-muḥabb	مُحَبَّة muḥabba	الْمُحَبَّة al-muḥabba
Nominative	مُحَبٌّ muḥabbun	الْمُحَبُّ al-muḥabbu	مُحَبَّةٌ muḥabbatun	الْمُحَبَّةُ al-muḥabbatu
Accusative	مُحَبًّا muḥabban	الْمُحَبَّ al-muḥabba	مُحَبَّةً muḥabbatan	الْمُحَبَّةَ al-muḥabbata
Genitive	مُحَبٍّ muḥabbin	الْمُحَبِّ al-muḥabbi	مُحَبَّةٍ muḥabbatin	الْمُحَبَّةِ al-muḥabbati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَبَّيْن muḥabbayn	الْمُحَبَّيْن al-muḥabbayn	مُحَبَّتَيْن muḥabbatayn	الْمُحَبَّتَيْن al-muḥabbatayn
Nominative	مُحَبَّانِ muḥabbāni	الْمُحَبَّانِ al-muḥabbāni	مُحَبَّتَانِ muḥabbatāni	الْمُحَبَّتَانِ al-muḥabbatāni
Accusative	مُحَبَّيْنِ muḥabbayni	الْمُحَبَّيْنِ al-muḥabbayni	مُحَبَّتَيْنِ muḥabbatayni	الْمُحَبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥabbatayni
Genitive	مُحَبَّيْنِ muḥabbayni	الْمُحَبَّيْنِ al-muḥabbayni	مُحَبَّتَيْنِ muḥabbatayni	الْمُحَبَّتَيْنِ al-muḥabbatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَبِّين muḥabbīn	الْمُحَبِّين al-muḥabbīn	مُحَبَّات muḥabbāt	الْمُحَبَّات al-muḥabbāt
Nominative	مُحَبُّونَ muḥabbūna	الْمُحَبُّونَ al-muḥabbūna	مُحَبَّاتٌ muḥabbātun	الْمُحَبَّاتُ al-muḥabbātu
Accusative	مُحَبِّينَ muḥabbīna	الْمُحَبِّينَ al-muḥabbīna	مُحَبَّاتٍ muḥabbātin	الْمُحَبَّاتِ al-muḥabbāti
Genitive	مُحَبِّينَ muḥabbīna	الْمُحَبِّينَ al-muḥabbīna	مُحَبَّاتٍ muḥabbātin	الْمُحَبَّاتِ al-muḥabbāti

Synonyms

• مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحِبّ (muḥibb).

Noun

مُحِبّ • (muhıbb)

1. friend
2. lover

Descendants

• Turkish: muhip

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1757
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحِبّ (muḥibb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ˈhibβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦɪ́bb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦɪ́bb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.jɪ́bb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.jíbb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɦébb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɦíbb]

Readings
Classical reading?	muhiḇḇ
Dari reading?	mohibb
Iranian reading?	mohebb
Tajik reading?	muhibb

Adjective

محب • (mohebb)

1. loving

Noun

محب • (mohebb)

1. lover, friend

Derived terms

• محبیان (mohebbiyân)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “محب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul