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

*ḥubb* · **love**

حُبّ (ḥubb) is an Arabic noun meaning “love”. It is built on the root ح·ب·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ح·ب·ب
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ح·ب·ب

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

- [أَحَبَّ](https://fasaha.app/w/ahibbu) — aḥabba, to love, to like (A1)
- [حَبِيب](https://fasaha.app/w/habib) — ḥabīb, beloved, dear (A2)

## How to read حُبّ, letter by letter

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

- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b

## Questions about حُبّ

### What is the root of حُبّ?

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

### What level is حُبّ?

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


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