Arabic vocabulary
حَبِيبbeloved
How to say “beloved” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two words light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah the Great."
حَبِيبَتَانِ — two beloved. 'two beloved ones', a third DUAL adjective agreeing with 'two words'. The strung adjectives all stay in the dual to track the two words.
From: The Declaration of Faith →كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy on the balance, and beloved to the Most Merciful: 'Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great.'"
حَبِيبَتَانِ — two beloved. 'two beloved ones', a third DUAL adjective agreeing with 'two words'.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →يَا منفقا بضَاعَة الْعُمر فِي مُخَالفَة حَبِيبه
O you who spend the capital of your life in disobeying your Beloved!
حَبِيبِهِ — His beloved one. An intensive adjective-turned-noun 'beloved' with '-hi' (his) attached, the owner completing 'disobeying his Beloved', genitive. God, the Beloved one defies by squandering life.
From: Love and Devotion to God →إِذا لم يعد صبا بلقيا حَبِيبه
If it does not return to being youthful upon meeting its beloved.
حَبِيبِهِ — its beloved. An intensive adjective-turned-noun 'beloved' with '-hi' (its) attached, the owner completing 'the meeting of its beloved', genitive. The one whose encounter renews the longing.
From: The Path to God's Love →فَإِذا شَارف قدوم بلد الْوَصْل خرجت تقادم الحبيب باللقاء
When they neared the arrival of the land of meeting, offerings came forth to greet the beloved.
الحَبِيبِ — the beloved. An intensive adjective-turned-noun 'beloved', the owner completing 'the gifts of the beloved', genitive, definite. The one the offerings honor.
From: Stages of the Seeker →فَإِذا دخل على الحبيب أفيضت عَلَيْهِ الْخلْع من كل نَاحيَة
When he meets the beloved, gifts are poured upon him from all sides.
الحَبِيبِ — the beloved. An intensive adjective-turned-noun 'beloved', genitive after 'upon', definite. The one entered upon.
From: Stages of the Seeker →
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