Arabic vocabulary
مَحْبُوبbeloved in Arabic
مَحْبُوب is how you say “beloved” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)noun/adjective (passive participle of Form I)Pronounced maḥbūb
Meaning of beloved in Arabic
- beloved, a loved one — used as a noun for a person who is loved
- dear, cherished, loved — used adjectivally
مَحْبُوب is the passive participle of حَبَّ ('to love'), so it literally means 'one who is loved.' It works both as a noun ("my beloved") and as an adjective ("a beloved thing/person"), and is common in everyday speech, poetry, and terms of endearment.
Words from the same root
- حُبّlove
- أَحَبَّto love, hold dear
- حَبَّبَto make someone love something
- حَابَّto love one another, act lovingly
Common questions
- How do you say "beloved" in Arabic?
- مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb).
- What is the root of مَحْبُوب and what does it literally mean?
- Its root is ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b, "to love"); مَحْبُوب is the passive participle, literally "one who is loved."
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
لأَنَّ النَّفْسَ مَحْبُوبَةٌ
Because the self is beloved.
مَحْبُوبَةٌ — beloved. mahbuba means 'beloved, loved'; the '-un' ending — the predicate ('is beloved').
From: Resisting Temptation →وَمَا تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مَحْبُوبٌ
And what it calls to is beloved.
مَحْبُوبٌ — beloved. mahbub means 'beloved'; the '-un' ending — the predicate ('is beloved').
From: Resisting Temptation →وَمُوَافَقَةُ الْمَحْبُوبِ فِي الْمَكْرُوهِ مَحْبُوبَةٌ فَكَيْفَ إِذا دَعَا إِلَى مَحْبُوب
And agreeing with the beloved even in what is disliked is beloved, so how much more when it calls to something beloved?
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