hubba meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

hubba

noun

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

Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.1825, William Milburn, Thomas Thornton, Oriental Commerce, page 111:

British, India A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.

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.1786, Warren Hastings, India Courier Extraordinary, page 307: