Habibi

Habibi (حَبيبي) is an Arabic word that literally means my beloved (of a male; the female form is habibati, or colloquially habibti), from the adjective habib (beloved). It is commonly also used for friend, darling, and similar endearments.

Habibi may also refer to:

People

• Emile Habibi (1921 - 1996), Palestinian writer and politician
• Hassan Habibi (born 1937?), first First Vice President of Iran, 1989 - 2001
• Imam-Ali Habibi, Iranian freestyle wrestler, competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Shahla Habibi, Iran's Presidential Advisor on Women's Affairs, 1995 to 1999
• Jusuf Habibie (born 1936), third President of Indonesia, 1998 - 1999

Music

• A song by System 7 from their 1991 album System 7
• Habibi Dah, a 2000 album, including the song "Habibi Dah (Nari Narain)", by Egyptian pop singer Hisham Abbas
• "Habibi Ya Malak", "Habibi Lil Abad", and "Habibi Ma Nseet", songs by Lebanese singer Darine Hadchiti from his 2006 album Irtahlak Albi
• "Etef Habibi", a song by Syrian singer Asalah Nasri from her 2001 album Moshtaqah
• "Fen Habibi", a song by Syrian singer Asalah Nasri from her 2005 album Aadi
• habibi a song by the artist Prince an internet only release from his website in the early 00's.

Other

• A 1997 young-adult novel by Palestinian-American author Naomi Shihab Nye
• Hush Hush Baby (original title: Shouf Shouf Habibi!), a 2004 Dutch comedy film

See also

• Habib