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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒâba/
  • Hyphenation: џа‧ба

Adverb edit

џа̏ба (Latin spelling džȁba)

  1. (regional) free, for free, gratis
  2. (regional) cheap, inexpensive, affordable
  3. (regional) in vain, futile
  4. (regional, intensifier) indeed, really

Usage notes edit

See џа̏бе̄.

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References edit

  • џаба” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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