maraba

Hausa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

mar̃ā̀ba

1. welcome!

Alternative forms

• màr̃habìn

Etymology 2

From rabā̀ (“divide”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

marabā f (possessed form marabar̃)

1. difference (between two or more things)