مرحبا
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Arabic
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| Root |
|---|
| ر ح ب (r ḥ b) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
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
Interjection
مَرْحَبًا • (marḥaban)
Descendants
- Maltese: merħba
- Moroccan Arabic: مرحبا (marḥba)
- → Afar: marcabá
- → Northern Kurdish: merheba
- → Ottoman Turkish: مرحبا
- Turkish: merhaba
- → Bulgarian: мерхаба́ (merhabá), ме́рхаба (mérhaba), мараба́ (marabá)
- → Macedonian: мерхаба (merhaba)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Turkish: merhaba
- → Classical Persian: مَرْحَبَا (marhabā), مَرْحَبًا (marhaban)
- → Swahili: marahaba
- → Zazaki: merheba
Hijazi Arabic
Hijazi Arabic phrasebook
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| Root |
|---|
| ر ح ب |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).
Pronunciation
Interjection
مرحبا • (marḥaba)
Inflection
| 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
Moroccan Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).
Pronunciation
Interjection
مرحبا • (marḥba)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).
Interjection
مرحبا • (merḥaba)
Descendants
- Turkish: merhaba
- → Bulgarian: мерхаба́ (merhabá), ме́рхаба (mérhaba), мараба́ (marabá)
- → Macedonian: мерхаба (merhaba)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
South Levantine Arabic
South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).
Pronunciation
Interjection
مرحبا • (marḥaba)
Usage notes
- People usually respond to مرحبا (marḥaba) with its dual or plural form:
See also
- أهلا (ʔahla, “welcome”), أهلا وسهلا (ʔahla w-sahla, “welcome”)