مرحبا

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Arabic

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Root
ر ح ب (r ḥ b)
3 terms

Etymology

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Related to the verb رَحِبَ (raḥiba, to be wide). (The verb رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba, to make welcome, to receive graciously) is derived from this term.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mar.ħa.ban/, (pausa) /mar.ħa.baː/

Interjection

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مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban)

  1. hello, welcome

Descendants

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ر ح ب
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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مرحبا (marḥaba)

  1. welcome
  2. hello

Inflection

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Inflected forms of مرحبا
Base form مرحبا (marḥaba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person مرحبا بي (marḥabā bi) مرحبا بنا (marḥabā bana)
2nd person مرحبا بَك (marḥabā bak) مرحبا بِك (marḥabā bik) مرحبا بكم (marḥabā bakum)
3rd person مرحبا بُه (marḥabā bu) مرحبا بها (marḥabā baha) مرحبا بهم (marḥabā bahum)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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مرحبا (marḥba)

  1. welcome

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Interjection

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مرحبا (merḥaba)

  1. hello

Descendants

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mar.ħa.ba/, [ˈmɑr.ħɑ.bɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Interjection

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مرحبا (marḥaba)

  1. hello
    Synonym: (informal) هلا (hala)

Usage notes

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  • People usually respond to مرحبا (marḥaba) with its dual or plural form:

See also

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