Word for 'love' in different languages

SAbsar

SAbsar

Mac Graduate
Hi.
Im in the UAE these days, vacationing. I just read here somewhere that arabic has the more words for 'love' than any other languages. So i thought id start a thread to see how many of you can recall word for love in any language you know. I also speak Urdu (Im from Pakistan), so here's My list:

1. Ishq
2. Mohobbat
3. Piyar
4. Chahat
 
farsi: eshq
german: Liebe
french: amour
russian: liubav
croatian: volim

And I know 'Wo I nee' is chinease and means I love you. Don't know which of these three words stands for love. ;)
 
and other french words for love, but derived from different greek roots:
agape (a (very) strong friendship)
eros (a love mixed with desire...)
filis (a child for his parent or the opposite)
 
Thats it? 4 in urdu, 3 in french, 2 in german, 1 in italian, 1 in finnish, 1 in croatian, 1 in farsi, 1 in russian.... Guess love is a pretty scarce thing! :D
 
mohabbat means 'goodness' in farsi. :)
I think there are several words for love in farsi, but I am not good enough in that language.
 
Let's see, in the malay dialect ( I'm from K.L., Malaysia)
1. Cinta
2. Sayang

Might be more but those 2 are the most common
 
SAbsar said:
Thats it? 4 in urdu, 3 in french, 2 in german, 1 in italian, 1 in finnish, 1 in croatian, 1 in farsi, 1 in russian.... Guess love is a pretty scarce thing! :D
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count again, there are 4 in French.
 
mi5moav, the urdu phrase "mujhe tumse mohobbat hai" = "i love you"

Where did you come across this phrase? Where are you from?
 
About 12 years ago when I was visting Nepal we went to a wedding and on one of the invitations that phrase was written.
 
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