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Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root ḥ-b-b

4 names in 4 word forms: 3 boys, 1 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: حبيبة (1 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

حبب ḥ-b-b love, affection
Names
4
Word forms
4
Boy
3
Girl
1

The root’s family tree

ح ب ب ḥ-b-b · love, affection
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root ḥ-b-b

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 3 Girl: 1

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ح ب ب · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: حبيبة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Habibah
  3. Wiktionary: محبوب · en.wiktionary.org · root of Mahbob
  4. Wiktionary: حبيب · en.wiktionary.org · root of Habib and Habibi
  5. Wiktionary: حبيبي · en.wiktionary.org · root of Habibi

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root ḥ-b-b mean?

The root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b) relates to love, affection, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ح ب ب. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root ḥ-b-b?

Habibah, Mahbob, Habib and Habibi.

What does حبيبة mean?

حبيبة means “beloved”, according to Behind the Name: Habiba. In this reference it is spelled Habibah.

How many Arabic word forms are in the ḥ-b-b family?

4 word forms: حبيبة (Habibah); محبوب (Mahbob); حبيب (Habib); حبيبي (Habibi).