џабе

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبا (caba) (Turkish caba), from Arabic جَبَى (jabā, “to collect, to levy”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒabɛ]
Hyphenation: џа‧бе

Adverb edit

џа́бе • (džábe)

(colloquial) in vain, for free

References edit

“џабе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

џа̏ба

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبا (caba).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒâbeː/
Hyphenation: џа‧бе

Adverb edit

џа̏бе̄ (Latin spelling džȁbē)

(regional) free, for free, gratis
(regional) cheap, inexpensive, affordable
(regional) in vain, futile
(regional, intensifier) indeed, really

Usage notes edit

The word is commonly used in proverbs such as džabe ste krečili.

Synonyms edit

бада̀ва
(for free): бѐсплатно

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