مرحبا

Arabic

Root
ر ح ب (r-ḥ-b)

Etymology

Related to the verb رَحِبَ (raḥiba, to be wide). (The verb رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba, to make welcome, to receive graciously) is derived from this term.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ħa.ban/, (pausa) /mar.ħa.baː/

Interjection

مَرْحَبًا • (marḥaban)

  1. hello, welcome

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ح ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ħa.ba/

Interjection

مرحبا • (marḥaba)

  1. welcome
  2. hello

Inflection

Inflected forms of مرحبا
Base form مرحبا (marḥaba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person مرحبا بي (marḥabā bi) مرحبا بنا (marḥabā bana)
2nd person مرحبا بَك (marḥabā bak) مرحبا بِك (marḥabā bik) مرحبا بكم (marḥabā bakum)
3rd person مرحبا بُه (marḥabā bu) مرحبا بها (marḥabā baha) مرحبا بهم (marḥabā bahum)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marħba/

Interjection

مرحبا • (marḥba)

  1. welcome

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Interjection

مرحبا • (merḥaba)

  1. hello

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.ħa.ba/, [ˈmɑr.ħɑ.bɑ]
  • (file)

Interjection

مرحبا • (marḥaba)

  1. hello
    Synonym: (informal) هلا (hala)

Usage notes

  • People usually respond to مرحبا (marḥaba) with its dual or plural form:
    • مرحبتين (marḥabtēn, literally two hellos)
    • مراحب (marāḥeb, literally many hellos)

See also

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