merhaba
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Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ottoman Turkish مرحبا (merhaba), from Arabic مرحبا (marħában), from the root verb رحب (ráħiba, “to be wide”), and رحب (ráħħaba, “to make welcome, to receive graciously”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mêrxaːba/
- Hyphenation: mer‧ha‧ba
Interjection [edit]
mȅrhāba (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рха̄ба)
- (used by Bosnian Muslims) hello
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Arabic مرحبا (marħában), from the root verb رحب (ráħiba, “to be wide”), and رحب (ráħħaba, “to make welcome, to receive graciously”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
merhaba
