احب aḥabb A adj. compar. (of حبیب) More beloved, very or most lovely, amiable; a friend.

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.

حب ḥabb A s. f. 1. A berry, grain of corn, fruit, &c. 2. (usually in Hind.) A pill. (Pl. حبوب ḥubūb).

حب ḥubb A (Heb. ) s. f. Love, affection, friendship. حب الوطن ḥubbu-l-wat̤an, Love of oneʼs country, patriotism.

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.

حبل ḥabl A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Rope, cord. 2. A league, alliance, compact. حبل الوريد ḥablu-l-warīd, Jugular vein.

حبه ḥabba A s. m. 1. One berry, one grain, one seed. 2. A particle, a part. 3. A measure equal to two barley-corns.

حبيب ḥabīb A (from حبّ) adj. used substan- tively, Beloved, a lover, sweetheart, a friend, a mistress.

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