marcaba

Afar

Afar phrasebook

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marħaˈba/, [mʌɾħʌˈbʌ]
• Hyphenation: mar‧ca‧ba

Interjection

marcabá

1. welcome
2. all right

Synonyms

• (welcome): arcíb

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “marcaba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Galician

Verb

marcaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of marcar

Spanish

Verb

marcaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of marcar