حبيبة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Diminutive of حَبَّة (ḥabba, grain).

Noun

حُبَيْبَة (ḥubayba) f (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

  1. little grain, small kernel
Declension
Derived terms
  • دَقِيق الْحَبِيبَات (daqīq al-ḥabībāt)
  • خَشِن الحَبِيبَات (ḵašin al-ḥabībāt)

Etymology 2

Diminutive of حَبَب (ḥabab, blister)

Noun

حُبَيْبَة (ḥubayba) f (plural حُبَيْبَات (ḥubaybāt))

  1. small pimple or postule
Declension

Etymology 3

See حَبِيب (ḥabīb).

Noun

حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) f (plural حَبِيبَات (ḥabībāt), masculine حَبِيب (ḥabīb))

  1. female equivalent of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)
Declension

Adjective

حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) f

  1. feminine singular of حَبِيب (ḥabīb)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حب²”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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