मरहबा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məɾ.ɦə.bɑː/, [mɐɾ.ɦɐ.bäː]

Interjection

मरहबा • (marhabā) (Urdu spelling مرحبا)

1. (poetic, rare) welcome

   Synonyms: स्वागत (svāgat), स्वागतम् (svāgtam), ख़ुशआमदीद (xuśaāmdīd)

2. (poetic, rare) good job, bravo

   Synonym: शाबाश (śābāś)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मरहबा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha