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title: "أَحَبَّ (aḥabba) meaning in Arabic: to love, to like"
description: "أَحَبَّ (aḥabba) means “to love, to like”. Root ح·ب·ب, pattern أَفْعَلَ, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ahibbu"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# أَحَبَّ

*aḥabba* · **to love, to like**

أَحَبَّ (aḥabba) is an Arabic verb meaning “to love, to like”. It is built on the root ح·ب·ب in the pattern أَفْعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ح·ب·ب
- Pattern: أَفْعَلَ
- Level: A1

## Forms of أَحَبَّ

- Present: يُحِبُّ
- Verbal noun: حُبّ

## Words from the root ح·ب·ب

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ح·ب·ب with أَحَبَّ; each opens its own entry.

- [حُبّ](https://fasaha.app/w/hubb) — ḥubb, love (A1)
- [حَبِيب](https://fasaha.app/w/habib) — ḥabīb, beloved, dear (A2)

## How to read أَحَبَّ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b

## Questions about أَحَبَّ

### What is the root of أَحَبَّ?

The root of أَحَبَّ is ح·ب·ب. Words built on the same root include حُبّ (love), حَبِيب (beloved, dear).

### What pattern does أَحَبَّ follow?

أَحَبَّ follows the pattern أَفْعَلَ, with the root letters ح·ب·ب poured into it.

### What level is أَحَبَّ?

Fasaha first uses أَحَبَّ at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)