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مَحَبَّةٌ love in Arabic

مَحَبَّةٌ is how you say “love” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وقلبٌ قد امتلأ من جلال الله ﷿ وعظمته، ومحبته ومراقبته، والحياء منه،

And a heart filled with the majesty and greatness of Allah, love for Him, awareness of Him, and shyness before Him,

وَمَحَبَّتِهِ His love

'And' plus 'love' with '-hi' (His) attached, genitive. Here the suffix means love directed toward Him — the heart's love of God — continuing the list of what fills it.

From Repelling the Devil

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لَو كَانَ فِي قَلْبك محبَّة لبان أَثَرهَا على جسدك

If there was love in your heart, its effect would appear on your body.

مَحَبَّةٌ love

The delayed subject of 'there were', indefinite nominative (the tanwin) — 'love'. Indefinite: any love at all.

From Remembering and Loving God

لَو تغذى الْقلب بالمحبة لذهبت عَنهُ بطنة الشَّهَوَات

If the heart were nourished with love, the gluttony of desires would depart from it.

بِالْمَحَبَّةِ with love

'Bi-' (with / on) fused with 'love', genitive — 'on love'. The 'bi-' marks what the heart feeds upon.

From Remembering and Loving God

وَاعجَبا لمن يَدعِي الْمحبَّة وَيحْتَاج إِلَى من يذكرهُ بمحبوبه

How astonishing it is for someone who claims love and needs someone to remind them of their beloved.

الْمَحَبَّةَ love

The object of 'claims', accusative ('-a'), definite. The love he professes.

From Remembering and Loving God

أقل مَا فِي الْمحبَّة أَنَّهَا لَا تنسيك تذكر المحبوب

The least of what is in love is that it does not let you forget to remember the beloved.

الْمَحَبَّةِ love

In the genitive after 'in', definite — love itself. What the clause is about.

From Remembering and Loving God

وَفِي النَّهْي اجتنابه خوفًا مِنْهُ وإجلالا ومحبة

And concerning the prohibition, by avoiding it out of fear of Him, reverence, and love.

وَمَحَبَّةً and love

A third accusative of motive, 'and out of love'. The case ties it to the others as the final reason for shunning the forbidden: fear, reverence and love together.

From Accepting God's Decree

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