مربا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā).

Pronunciation

Vocalised Persian: مُرَبّا

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

(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)

jam
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 (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)

Derived terms

مربا ڈالنا (murabbā ḍālnā)

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