"marcaba" meaning in Afar

See marcaba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /marħaˈba/, [mʌɾħʌˈbʌ] Forms: marcabá [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban). Etymology templates: {{bor|aa|ar|مَرْحَبًا}} Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban) Head templates: {{head|aa|interjection|head=marcabá}} marcabá
  1. welcome Synonyms (welcome): arcíb
    Sense id: en-marcaba-aa-intj-KA1Eqx6f Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'welcome': 96 4
  2. all right
    Sense id: en-marcaba-aa-intj-373ZSSvs Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Afar greetings Disambiguation of Afar entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Afar greetings: 11 89
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَرْحَبًا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marcabá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "marcabá"
      },
      "expansion": "marcabá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mar‧ca‧ba"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mar‧ca‧ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "welcome"
      ],
      "id": "en-marcaba-aa-intj-KA1Eqx6f",
      "links": [
        [
          "welcome",
          "welcome"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "welcome",
          "word": "arcíb"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "all right"
      ],
      "id": "en-marcaba-aa-intj-373ZSSvs",
      "links": [
        [
          "all right",
          "all right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/marħaˈba/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʌɾħʌˈbʌ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marcaba"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afar greetings",
    "Afar interjections",
    "Afar lemmas",
    "Afar terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Afar terms derived from Arabic",
    "Afar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَرْحَبًا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marcabá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "marcabá"
      },
      "expansion": "marcabá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mar‧ca‧ba"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mar‧ca‧ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "welcome"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "welcome",
          "welcome"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "all right"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "all right",
          "all right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/marħaˈba/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʌɾħʌˈbʌ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "welcome",
      "word": "arcíb"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marcaba"
}

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