Meaning
Have; possess — a Patois pronunciation of 'have', with the 'v' hardened toward a 'b'. 'Mi hab it' means I have it, and 'yuh hab any?' is do you have any. It is to be distinguished from 'haffi' (have to, must): 'hab' is about possessing or holding something, while 'haffi' is about obligation. A plain everyday form of the verb, 'hab' does the ordinary work of ownership and possession in the flow of speech, marking simply what a person has and holds.
Examples
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Mi hab two a dem.
I have two of them.
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Yuh hab any money?
Do you have any money?
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Him nuh hab nutten.
He doesn't have anything.
Origin
A Patois pronunciation of 'have' (also heard as 'av'), the 'v' shifting toward 'b' in some speech.
How it’s used
The verb 'to have' (possess); don't confuse with 'haffi' (must). See [[haffi]].