"maraba" meaning in Hausa

See maraba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /má.ràː.bá/, [mə́.ràː.bə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mar̃ā̀ba [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|مَرْحَبًا}} Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban) Head templates: {{head|ha|interjection|head=mar̃ā̀ba|sort=}} mar̃ā̀ba, {{ha-pos|interjection|mar̃ā̀ba}} mar̃ā̀ba
  1. welcome! Synonyms: màr̃habìn
    Sense id: en-maraba-ha-intj-50fXK1DX Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /má.ɽá.báː/, [mə́.ɽə́.báː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: marabā [canonical, feminine], marabar̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: From rabā̀ (“divide”). Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|marabā}} marabā f (possessed form marabar̃)
  1. difference (between two or more things)
    Sense id: en-maraba-ha-noun-HC7RXexX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for maraba meaning in Hausa (1.7kB)

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