џабе

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

џа́бе • (džábe)

1. (colloquial) in vain, for free

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• џа̏ба

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبا (caba).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

џа̏бе̄ (Latin spelling džȁbē)

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• бада̀ва
• (for free): бѐсплатно