hubba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba).

Noun

hubba (plural hubbas)

  1. (British India) A grain.
    • 1825, William Milburn, Thomas Thornton, Oriental Commerce, page 111:
      Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.
  2. (British India) A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.
    • 1786, Warren Hastings, India Courier Extraordinary, page 307:
      The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made.

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