maraba

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /má.ràː.bá/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə́.ràː.bə́]

Interjection[edit]

mar̃ā̀ba

  1. welcome!
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From rabā̀ (“divide”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /má.ɽá.báː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə́.ɽə́.báː]

Noun[edit]

marabā f (possessed form marabar̃)

  1. difference (between two or more things)
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