Arabic vocabulary
حبيبbeloved in Arabic
حبيب is how you say “beloved” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
همة من استعد صَاحبهَا للقاء الحبيب
It is the aspiration of one who has prepared himself for the meeting with the beloved.
الْحَبِيبِ — of the beloved. An intensive adjective-turned-noun 'beloved', the owner completing 'meeting the Beloved', genitive, definite. God, whom he prepared to meet.
From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →لَو صحّت محبتك لاستوحشت مِمَّن لَا يذكرك بالحبيب
If your love were true, you would feel alienated from those who do not remind you of the beloved.
بِالْحَبِيبِ — of the beloved. 'Bi-' (of / about) fused with 'the Beloved', genitive — reminds you 'of the Beloved'. The pairing 'remind + bi-' names what one is reminded of.
From: Remembering and Loving God →
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