مربا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā).

Pronunciation

• Vocalised Persian: مُرَبّا

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾaβ.ˈbɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɹæb.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	muraḇḇā
Dari reading?	murabbā
Iranian reading?	morabbâ
Tajik reading?	murabbo

Noun

مربا • (morabbâ)

1. jam
2. preserve

Descendants

• Tajik: мураббо (murabbo)
• → Hindustani: murabbā

  Hindi: मुरब्बा

  Urdu: مربا

• → Ottoman Turkish: مربا (mürebbâ)
• → Uyghur: مۇراببا (murabba)
• → Uzbek: murabbo

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مربا (murabbā), from Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā). Cognate with Bengali মোরব্বা (mōrobba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɾəb.bɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

مُرَبّا • (murabbā) m (Hindi spelling मुरब्बा)

1. jam
2. murabba
3. preserve

Derived terms

• مربا ڈالنا (murabbā ḍālnā)