ܡܚܒ

From Aramaic אַחֵב (ʾaḥḥeḇ); compare Arabic أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba) and Hebrew אָהַב (aháv).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.xɪb]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɑħ.ħɪb], [max.xɪb]

ܡܲܚܸܒ • (maḥḥib) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܒܹܐ (maḥubbē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ (mūḥibbā))

1. (transitive) to love

   Synonym: ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinnāḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a woman)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܘܼܟ݂ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinūḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a man)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānāḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a woman)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānūḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   • John 3:16:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ ܝܼܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܛܵܠܹܩ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܠܥܵܠܲܡ.

     miṭṭul hādḵā allāhā mūḥib lēh l-ˁālmā dāḵī d-yūḇēl lēh l-brōnēh īḥīḏāyā, d-kul man d-mhammin bēh lē ṭālēq, illā hāwē lēh ḥayyē da-l-ˁālam.

     For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

2. (transitive) to like a friend, family member, loved one, object, food, etc.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ. ― awa mūḥib lēh mēḵultā rābā. ― He liked the food a lot.

• ܡܚܲܒܸܒ݂ (mḥabbiḇ)