habibi

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Definitions

  • n. A term of endearment; my darling, my beloved.

Example Sentences

  • "A friend entered the salon and Nir greeted him with a firm handshake and the words ‘what’s up habibi’ pronounced with an Arabic accent. ‘Hey habibi, my blue-eyed man!’ the friend laughed good-naturedly when he mimicked his Hebrew, spoken with an Arabic drawl. Although the Arabic word habibi has become a word of everyday jargon in Israel, in this specific situation Nir used it as a subtle ethnic idiom to assert a common tie as Mizrahi." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • male: حبيبي / חביבי ḥabībī

    female: حبيبتي / חביבתי ḥabībaitī

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
      • Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      habibti, khabibi, chabibi, chabibti, khabibti

Notes

  • 'Habibi' is used for males, while 'habibti' is used for females.

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