جبا

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See also: حبا, خبا, حنأ, حنا, and خنا

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جابا (caba).

Adverb

جبا (gaba)

  1. (archaic) gratis, free of charge

Derived terms

References

  • Littmann, Enno (1954) “Türkisches Sprachgut im Ägyptisch-Arabischen”, in Fritz Meier, editor, Westöstliche Abhandlungen : Rudolf Tschudi zum 70. Geburtstag überreicht von Freunden und Schülern, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 115 Nr. 88
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “جبا”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 93b

Ottoman Turkish

Adverb

جبا (caba)

  1. Alternative spelling of جابا (caba)