مرحبا

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Contents 1 Arabic 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adverb 1.2.1 Related terms 2 Ottoman Turkish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Interjection

[edit] Arabic

[edit] Etymology

From the root verb رحب (ráħiba), to be wide, and رحب (ráħħaba), to make welcome, to receive graciously. From root ر ح ب (IPA: /r-ħ-b/) (Other: r-ħ-b)

[edit] Adverb

مَرْحَبًا (marHában)

1. hello, welcome (greeting)

[edit] Related terms

• رَحِبَ (ráHiba, to welcome)

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[edit] Ottoman Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic مرحبا (marħában) < the root verb رحب (ráħiba), “‘to be wide’”), and رحب (ráħħaba), “‘to make welcome, to receive graciously’”).

[edit] Interjection

مرحبا (merhaba)

1. hello