احبا aḥibbā A s. plur. (of حبیب) Friends, lovers, beloved.

احباب aḥbāb A s. plur. (of حبیب) Friends, lovers, beloved.

استحباب istiḥbāb A (inf. x. of حبّ Heb. He loved) s. m. 1. Contracting friendship. 2. An action the performance of which is merito- rious and the omission not criminal; work of supererogation.

حباب ḥubāb A (or ḥabāb), s. m. A bubble. حباب اٿهنا ḥubāb uṭhnā, To bubble.

حبابي ḥubāb-ī A. adj. Of the bubble, covered with bubbles, bubble-like: s. (in compos.) Bubbling.

حبذا ḥabbaẕā A interj. Excellent! bravo!

حبس ḥabs A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Retention, imprisonment. 2. Prison. 3. A prisoner. 4. A bank, mound, dam. 5. A tank, pond, re- servoir. حبس البول ḥabsu-l-baul, s. m. A re- tention of urine, a strangury. حبس النفس ḥabsu-n-nafas, Suffocation. حبس دم ḥabs-i-dam, s. m. 1. Retaining the breath (which some fa- ḳirs do as a religious act for a very long time. This is esteemed a means of prolonging life, on the principle, that every man has a predestined number of inspirations to make, and the more slowly these are performed, the longer will be the period of his existence). 2. An asthma. A. H. حبشني ḥabshanī, s. f. A female Abyssinian.

حبشي ḥabsh-ī A (belonging to حبش) adj. Abys- sinian, a Caffre, negro.

سحبان saḥbān A n. prop. Name of a celebrated Arabian orator.

صحبت ṣuḥbat A s. f. 1. Companionship, society. 2. An assembly, a fair. 3. Coition, cohabi- tation. 4. Discourse. صحبت برار ṣuḥbat-bar- ār, An acquaintance. صحبت براري ṣuḥbat-bar- ār-ī, Acquaintance. صحبت داري ṣuḥbat-dār-ī, s. f. Keeping company with, associating, ac- quaintance. A. P. صحبتي ṣuḥbat-ī, s. m. Companion, comrade.

محبت muḥabbat A (orig. محببت from حبّ)

محبس maḥbas A (noun of place from حبس Heb. ) s. m. A prison. ¶ miḥbas, Bed furni- ture. ¶ muḥbas (part. pass. IV.) adj. Im- prisoned.

مرحبا marḥabā (lit. A may you enjoy a spacious abode!) interj. Hail! welcome! God bless you! bravo!

مصاحبت muṣāḥabat A (inf. III. of صحب) s. f. Companionship, society, communion.