هبة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ه ب (w-h-b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.ba/

Noun

هِبَة • (hiba) f (plural هِبَات (hibāt))

1. verbal noun of وَهَبَ (wahaba) (form I)
2. (countable) gift, donation
   • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 32:4:

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «العَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ».‏

     qāla rasūlu llahi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama: “al-ʕāʔidu fī hibatihi ka-l-kalbi yaqīʔu ṯumma yaʕūdu fī qayʔihi”.

     The Messenger of Allah, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The reclaimer of his gift is like a dog that vomits then reclaims its vomit.”

Declension

Declension of noun هِبَة (hiba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِبَة hiba	الْهِبَة al-hiba	هِبَة hibat
Nominative	هِبَةٌ hibatun	الْهِبَةُ al-hibatu	هِبَةُ hibatu
Accusative	هِبَةً hibatan	الْهِبَةَ al-hibata	هِبَةَ hibata
Genitive	هِبَةٍ hibatin	الْهِبَةِ al-hibati	هِبَةِ hibati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِبَتَيْن hibatayn	الْهِبَتَيْن al-hibatayn	هِبَتَيْ hibatay
Nominative	هِبَتَانِ hibatāni	الْهِبَتَانِ al-hibatāni	هِبَتَا hibatā
Accusative	هِبَتَيْنِ hibatayni	الْهِبَتَيْنِ al-hibatayni	هِبَتَيْ hibatay
Genitive	هِبَتَيْنِ hibatayni	الْهِبَتَيْنِ al-hibatayni	هِبَتَيْ hibatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِبَات hibāt	الْهِبَات al-hibāt	هِبَات hibāt
Nominative	هِبَاتٌ hibātun	الْهِبَاتُ al-hibātu	هِبَاتُ hibātu
Accusative	هِبَاتٍ hibātin	الْهِبَاتِ al-hibāti	هِبَاتِ hibāti
Genitive	هِبَاتٍ hibātin	الْهِبَاتِ al-hibāti	هِبَاتِ hibāti

Descendants

• → Bengali: হেবা (heba)
• → Turkish: hibe

Etymology 2

Root
ه ب ب (h-b-b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hib.ba/

Noun

هِبَّة • (hibba) f

1. verbal noun of هَبَّ (habba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هِبَّة (hibba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِبَّة hibba	الْهِبَّة al-hibba	هِبَّة hibbat
Nominative	هِبَّةٌ hibbatun	الْهِبَّةُ al-hibbatu	هِبَّةُ hibbatu
Accusative	هِبَّةً hibbatan	الْهِبَّةَ al-hibbata	هِبَّةَ hibbata
Genitive	هِبَّةٍ hibbatin	الْهِبَّةِ al-hibbati	هِبَّةِ hibbati