Arabic · noun · Nature & the Garden

Hubaab

हुबाब
said hu-BAAB
also written: Habab
Meaning

A water-bubble; the bubble on the surface of water.

Usage & notes

The hubaab, the bubble that forms on the water and bursts in an instant, is the classic emblem of the fleeting, hollow self and the transience of the world; yet the bubble that briefly arches like a dome also figures the small life that, for its moment, mirrors the whole sky.