Girl · Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Mahbooba
محبوبہSay it meh-BOO-ba
- Meaning
- Beloved, loved, dear (feminine of maḥbūb) Lane, p. 497
- Say it
- meh-BOO-ba
- Written
- محبوبہ
- Other spellings
- Mehbooba, Mahbuba, Mehbuba
Mahbooba
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Mahbooba meaning
Mahbooba (محبوبہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
Beloved, loved, dear (feminine of maḥbūb)
Mahbooba (محبوبہ) is the feminine of the Arabic maḥbūb, "loved", from the root ḥ-b-b, which gives ḥubb and muḥabbat, "love". Lane's lexicon gives ḥabīb and maḥbūb as a person loved, beloved or dear, and notes that maḥbūb is the more usual form. In Urdu poetry maḥbūb and maḥbūba are familiar words for the beloved. Name lists give Mahbooba as "beloved", matching the dictionary. Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, p. 497 · entry ḥabīb, maḥbūb (حَبِيبٌ، مَحْبُوبٌ), root ḥ-b-b · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ḥabīb, maḥbūb, root ḥ-b-b, p. 497–498 · Wikipedia, Mehbooba Mufti
Famous namesakes
- Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Spellings
Mahbooba · Mehbooba · Mahbuba · Mehbuba