ħabb

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħap/

Etymology 1
Root
ħ-b-b (love)
6 terms

From Arabic حَبَّ‎ (ḥabba), أَحَبَّ‎ (ʔaḥabba).

Verb

ħabb (imperfect jħobb, past participle maħbub)

  1. to love
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ħabb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħabbejt ħabbejt ħabb ħabbejna ħabbejtu ħabbew
f ħabbet
imperfect m nħobb tħobb jħobb nħobbu tħobbu jħobbu
f tħobb
imperative ħobb ħobbu

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَبّ‎ (ḥabb)

Noun

ħabb m (collective, singulative ħabba, dual ħabbtejn, plural ħbub, paucal ħabbiet)

  1. (rare or dated) a grain, kernel
    Synonym: qamħa
  2. (historical) a coin of small value, used in Malta until 1913
  3. (pathology) hydatid
  4. (figurative) a mite; something of little value
Derived terms
  • ħabb tal-ħnieżer
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