habibi

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proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

habibi1

nounhabibi (plural habibis)

plural habibis

  1. alternativeArab AustralianAlternative form of habib.

    Liz Bertko, Amma Boateng, Kristina Garcia, and Aruna Kamath are my habibis, now and forever, […]

    2021, Monica Bravo, Greater American Camera: Making Modernism in Mexico, page xiv

Habibi2

proper nounHabibi (plural Habibis)

plural Habibis

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

  1. Arabicحَبِيب“beloved”
  2. EnglishHabibi

From a suffixed form of Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb, “beloved”), from the root ح ب ب (ḥ b b) relating to love.

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Cite this entry
APA

habibi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habibi

MLA

“habibi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habibi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habibi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habibi.

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