Love الحبْ, like friendship الصداقة in Arabic, has many levels, and based on each level, Arabic has a specific term for that level. These terms are more commonly found in poetry, songs, and Sufism terminology. However, some of these terms are also used in daily Arabic dialogue, even though not many Arabic speakers pay attention to the differences between these levels. However, so far, we can talk about 14 major levels that are very common in Arabic poetry and today’s songs. These 14 levels are mentioned below:
Degrees of Love in Arabic
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🌟 1. وُدْ (Wudd)
Friendliness: Derived from the root word ‘wadda,’ it signifies a wish to be close to someone.
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❤️ 2. حُبْ (Hubb)
Love: This term denotes a psychological state likened to a hidden seed that grows and proliferates.
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🔥 3. شغفْ (Shaghaf)
Passionate love: Described as the skin of the heart, similar to wholehearted love.
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💧 4. صبابة (Sabāba)
Strong love: The term implies spilling one’s emotions onto someone, symbolizing deep faithfulness in love.
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🌹 5. عشق (‘Ishq)
Extreme love: Represents a quality of being inseparable from the beloved.
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🔥 6. ولعْ (Walā’)
Obsessive love: Indicates a psychological state resembling the catch of a pathogenic skin dislocation.
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🤍 7. غرامْ (Gharām)
Fondness: Describes the worry of indebtedness, always preoccupied by loving someone.
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🐪 8. هُيامْ (Huyam)
Intense love: Compared to a camel’s thirstiness, symbolizing an extreme feeling of longing.
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🌀 9. تيْم (Taym)
Extreme love: Likened to losing one’s mind as if lost in the desert.
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💔 10. وَلهْ (Walah)
Lost in love: A psychological state resembling losing something, like one’s mind.
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🔥 11. جوى (Jawā)
Burning love: A psychological state compared to feeling a stomach ache.
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🔥 12. فتنة (Fitna)
Burning love: Describes a psychological process similar to how gold is smelted in the furnace.
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🌙 13. توقْ (Tawq)
Longing love: Fighting one’s psyche for the beloved, even to the extent of sacrifice.
To discover the full meaning of each level and its Arabic term, interact with the bot below by describing a feeling you’re imagining. The bot will then tell you which level you’re describing and what it’s called in Arabic. This bot is a test and meant for fun, but it is also based on a knowledge file constructed from data gathered from various sources, some of which are mentioned below.