Moroccan Darija for “darling, sweetheart (to a woman)”
/hbi-ba/
حبيبة
Kanbghik, a 7biba.
I love you, darling.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say 7biba (حبيبة) for “darling, sweetheart (to a woman)” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /hbi-ba/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Kanbghik, a 7biba.”, meaning “I love you, darling.” The French equivalent is chérie.
Sba7 lkhir, a 7biba.
صباح الخير، أ حبيبة.
Good morning, darling. · Bonjour, chérie.
Hadi 7bibti.
هادي حبيبتي.
This is my sweetheart. · C'est ma chérie.
Chukran, a 7biba, nti zwina.
شكرا، أ حبيبة، نتي زوينة.
Thank you, darling, you are lovely. · Merci, chérie, tu es adorable.
The feminine of 7bib (beloved). '7biba' on its own is a friendly address to a woman or a girl, also between women friends and from a mother to her daughter; '7bibti' (my darling) is the possessive form used by a partner. For a man: 7bibi. The 7 stands for the Arabic letter ح.
| English | darling, sweetheart (to a woman) |
|---|---|
| French | chérie |
| Spanish | cariño (a una mujer) |
| Italian | tesoro (a una donna) |
| German | Liebling (weiblich) |
| Portuguese | querida |
| Dutch | schat (tegen een vrouw) |
| Turkish | sevgilim (kadına) |
7biba (حبيبة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "darling, sweetheart (to a woman)" in English and "chérie" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the relationship category.
A natural example is “Kanbghik, a 7biba.” It means “I love you, darling.”
7biba is pronounced /hbi-ba/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written حبيبة (with vowel marks: حْبِيبَة).
The feminine of 7bib (beloved). '7biba' on its own is a friendly address to a woman or a girl, also between women friends and from a mother to her daughter; '7bibti' (my darling) is the possessive form used by a partner. For a man: 7bibi. The 7 stands for the Arabic letter ح.