حبيبي

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From حَبِيب (ḥabīb, beloved, sweetheart) +‎ ـِي (, first-person singular possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حَبِيبِي (ḥabībīm (feminine حَبِيبَتِي (ḥabībatī))

  1. darling
    • 1970, Rahbani brothers (lyrics and music), “أنا لحبيبي [I belong to my beloved]”‎[1]performed by Fairuz:
      أنا لحبيبي وحبيبي إلي
      يا عصفورة بيضا لا بقى تسألي
      لا يعتب حدا ولا يزعل حدا
      أنا لحبيبي وحبيبي إلي
      Ana laḥabībī waḥabībī ilī
      Yā ʕaṣfūra bayḍā lā baqa tisʔālī
      Lā yaʕtib ḥadā walā yizʕal ḥadā
      Ana laḥabībī waḥabībī ilī
      I belong to my beloved, and my beloved to me.
      O little white bird, do not keep asking!
      Let none chide! Let none be upset!
      I belong to my beloved, and my beloved to me.

Descendants

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  • Hebrew: חביבי (khabíbi)
  • Japanese: ハビービー (habībī), ハビビ (habibi)
  • Swedish: habibi