مرحبتين
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
editDual of مرحبا (marḥaba), from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban), so as to “double” the good wishes received; hence at first used only as a response to the singular form. Compare the same in أهلا (ʔahlan), أهلين (ʔahlēn).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editمرحبتين • (marḥabtēn)