Note 428 — TALE OF NÚR AL-DÍN ALÍ & HIS SON BADR AL-DÍN HASAN

In Arab, the "he" is a "she;" and Habíb ("friend") is the Attic φίλος, a euphemism for lover. This will occur throughout The Nights. So the Arabs use a phrase corresponding with the Stoic φιλε~ι i.e. is wont, is fain.