# \*ḥVbVb-: 'love'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVbVb-, 'love': reflexes in 11 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVbVb- |
| Meaning | 'love' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | ḥbb; mḥb (T 169) | T 169; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥbb | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥbb (SD 65; Biella 163) | SD 65; Biella 163 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥabba (HALOT 284) | HALOT 284 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | taḥābaba (Wb. 80a apud HALOT 284) | Wb. 80a; HALOT 284 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥbb: ʾaḥbab, ḥabībum (Gelb AS 21, 19) | Gelb AS 21 19 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥab 'kindle; love' (Payne Smith 122) | Payne Smith 122 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 83); ʾḥbb; ḥbb, fem. ḥbbt; mḥbb; mḥb; ʾḥb; Hismaic ḥb; Thamudic D ḥb, ḥbb (Al-Jallad 2026, 72) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 83; Al-Jallad 2026 72 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Daṯ. ḥabāb (Biella 163) | Biella 163 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥabbeb (T 169) | T 169 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hbb, hmbb (T 169) | T 169 |  |
| Soqotri | ḥbb (T 169) | T 169 |  |

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## Notes

Hebrew ḥbb 'love', Aramaic loanword (HALOT 284).

## Linked from

- [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>)

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