مَحْبُوب beloved in Arabic
مَحْبُوب is how you say “beloved” in Arabic.
Root ح ب ب ḥ-b-b. noun/adjective (passive participle of Form I). maḥbūb.
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Meaning of beloved in Arabic
- beloved, a loved one used as a noun for a person who is loved
- dear, cherished, loved used adjectivally
Example sentence
لأَنَّ النَّفْسَ مَحْبُوبَةٌ
Because the self is beloved.
مَحْبُوبَةٌ beloved
mahbuba means 'beloved, loved'; the '-un' ending — the predicate ('is beloved').
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How it is used
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
- حُبّ love
- أَحَبَّ to love, hold dear
- حَبَّبَ to make someone love something
- حَابَّ to love one another, act lovingly
More example sentences
وَمَا تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مَحْبُوبٌ
And what it calls to is beloved.
مَحْبُوبٌ beloved
mahbub means 'beloved'; the '-un' ending — the predicate ('is beloved').
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?
الْمَحْبُوبِ the beloved
al- = 'the'; mahbub means 'the beloved one' — the 'of…' word: 'with the beloved'.
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?
مَحْبُوبَةٌ is beloved
mahbuba means 'beloved'; the '-un' ending — the predicate ('is itself beloved').
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?
مَحْبُوبٍ something beloved
mahbub means 'beloved'; the '-in' ending — 'to something beloved'.
وَخُولِفَ الْمَحْبُوبُ فِيمَا يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَحْبُوبِ
And the beloved is opposed in what it calls to of beloved things,
الْمَحْبُوبُ the beloved
al- = 'the'; mahbub means 'the beloved one'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject.
وَخُولِفَ الْمَحْبُوبُ فِيمَا يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَحْبُوبِ
And the beloved is opposed in what it calls to of beloved things,
الْمَحْبُوبِ the beloved
al- = 'the'; mahbub means 'the beloved' — the noun after 'min' ('of beloved things').
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."
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).