marhaban

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban, “welcome”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈhaban/
• Hyphenation: mar‧ha‧ban

Noun

marhaban (first-person possessive marhabanku, second-person possessive marhabanmu, third-person possessive marhabannya)

1. welcome
2. song of praise
   1. (Islam) for the Prophet Muhammad

Derived terms

• marhabanan

 

Further reading

• “marhaban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.