How to Say "I Love You" in Arabic

أُحِبُّكَ

ʔuḥibbukaaddressee masculine

The phrase "I love you" in Arabic is expressed as أُحِبُّكَ (ʔuḥibbuka). Wiktionary also lists أُحِبُّكِ (ʔuḥibbuki).

Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)

Ways to say it

“I love you” in Arabic
Arabic	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
أُحِبُّكَ	ʔuḥibbuka	addressee masculine
أُحِبُّكِ	ʔuḥibbuki	addressee masculine

This phrase is used to affirm romantic feelings toward another person.

The first part of the phrase, أُحِبُّ, is a first-person singular present tense verb meaning "I love".

The distinction between addressing a man or a woman is made solely by the final vowel of the suffix.

The masculine form ends in the suffix -ka, as seen in أُحِبُّكَ. The feminine form ends in the suffix -ki, as seen in أُحِبُّكِ.

ʔuḥibbuka

The root of the verb أُحِبُّ is based on the word حُبّ, which historically shares a linguistic connection with the word for 'seed'.
Arabic has dozens of words for different stages of love, ranging from هَوى for longing to عِشق for passionate love, making أُحِبُّكَ a relatively general term.
In many Arabic-speaking cultures, expressing intense romantic love in public can be seen as inappropriate, even if the phrase itself is not vulgar.

A couple talking during a quiet moment at home.

أحمد Ahmed

أنا أُحِبُّكَ يا أحمد.
Ana uhibbuka ya Ahmad.
I love you, Ahmad.
سارة Sara

وأنا أُحِبُّكِ أيضاً يا سارة.
Wa ana uhibbuki aydan ya Sarah.
And I love you too, Sarah.
أحمد Ahmed

أنت أغلى ما عندي.
Anta aghla ma indi.
You are the most precious thing I have.
سارة Sara

وأنتِ كذلك.
Wa anti kadhalik.
And you are too.

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