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حبذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with expressing approval, commendation, and desirability. It forms a common expression used to signify liking or finding something good.

Derived headwords

حَبَذَاparticle
  1. 1.
    how good!both

    An expression used to commend or express strong approval of something. It functions similarly to 'how excellent!' or 'what a great thing!'.

  2. 2.
    it is pleasingclassical

    To be pleasing or agreeable; to be liked or favored.

حَبَّverb
  1. 1.
    to loveboth

    To have a strong feeling of affection or liking for someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to be pleased withboth

    To find something agreeable or satisfactory.

ذَاpronoun
  1. 1.
    thisboth

    A demonstrative pronoun referring to a masculine singular noun, often used in conjunction with other words to point out something specific.

Parallel reading

وأما قولهم حبذا كذا وكذا، بتشديد الباء، فهو حرف معنى ألف من حب وذا.
As for their saying 'حبذا' (how good) such and such, with a shadda on the ba, it is a particle whose meaning is compounded from 'hubb' (love) and 'dha' (this).
وحبذا في الحقيقة فعل واسم: حب بمنزلة نعم، وذا فاعل بمنزلة الرجل.
And 'حبذا' is in reality a verb and a noun: 'hubb' is like 'ni'am' (an expression of approval), and 'dha' is a subject like 'ar-rajul' (the man).