merhaba

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مرحبا (merhaba), from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêrxaːba/
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ha‧ba

Interjection

mȅrhāba (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рха̄ба)

  1. (used by Muslims) hello, hi

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرحبا (merhaba, hello), from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban, hello, welcome).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (interjection) /ˈmæɾ.ha.baː/, (noun) /ˈmæɾ.ha.ba/, (in fast speech, interjection and noun) /ˈme.ɾa.ba/, (in fast speech, interjection) /ˈme.ɾa.baː/
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ha‧ba

Interjection

merhaba

  1. hello, hi

Noun

merhaba (definite accusative merhabayı, plural merhabalar)

  1. hi, hello, greeting
    Synonym: selam
    Merhaba, size nasıl yardımcı olabilirim?
    Hello, how can I help you?
    Merhabanı istemiyorum!
    I don't want your hello's!

Derived terms

  • merhaba çakmak
  • merhaba etmek
  • merhaba siperi
  • merhabalaşmak
  • merhabası olmak
  • merhabayı kesmek
  • uzaktan merhaba

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Further reading

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