حُبّ
ḥubb
Noun
Meaning
love
Usage
The noun meaning 'love,' same as MSA. The related verb حَبّ / بْحِبّ (to love/like) is one of the most common verbs in Lebanese. حُبّ appears in expressions like يَا حُبِّي (my love) and قِصِّة حُبّ (a love story).
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Examples
لَا بِحِبّ الْحَرّ وَلَا الْبَرِد.
I like neither the heat nor the cold.
هُوّ بِيحِبّ يْزُور أَهْلُه كِلّ أُسْبُوع.
He likes to visit his family every week.
بِتْحِبّ الْعَزِف عَلَى الْعُود مِنْ زَمَان.
She has liked playing the oud for a long time.
Root
ح ب ب
