hubba

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noun

A grain.

OriginHindustani ← Classical Persian حبه ← Arabic حَبَّة →
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Meanings

nounhubba (plural hubbas)

plural hubbas

  1. BritishIndiaA grain.

    Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.

    1825, William Milburn, Thomas Thornton, Oriental Commerce, page 111
  2. BritishIndiaA jot or tittle; the smallest amount.

    The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made.

    1786, Warren Hastings, India Courier Extraordinary, page 307

Origin

  1. Arabicحَبَّة
  2. Classical Persianحبه
  3. Hindustani
  4. Englishhubba

Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba).

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