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Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جابا (caba).
Adverb
جبا • (gaba)
- (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)
- Alternative spelling of جابا (caba)