gelba

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Juba Arabic

Gelba

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَلْب (qalb).

Pronunciation

Noun

gelba

  1. heart (organ)
  2. heart (the symbolic seat of human emotion)
    • 2021, “Gimme love” (overall work in Juba Arabic, English, and Swahili), performed by Macco Bwoy ft. A PASS, Indenpendent Top Records:
      Baby wedini gelba taki yeyee!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

References

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 135