Borrowed fromOttoman Turkishمرحبا(merhaba), borrowed fromArabicمَرْحَبًا(marḥaban).
- IPA(key): /mêrxaːba/
- Hyphenation:mer‧ha‧ba
mȅrhāba (Cyrillic spellingме̏рха̄ба)
- (Islam)hello,hi
Inherited fromOttoman Turkishمرحبا(merhaba,“hello”), fromArabicمَرْحَبًا(marḥaban,“hello, welcome”).
- IPA(key): (interjection)/ˈmæɾ.ha.baː/,(noun)/ˈmæɾ.ha.ba/,(in fast speech, interjection and noun)/ˈme.ɾa.ba/,(in fast speech, interjection)/ˈme.ɾa.baː/
- Hyphenation:mer‧ha‧ba
merhaba
- hello,hi
- Synonyms:selam,esenlikler
merhaba (definite accusativemerhabayı,pluralmerhabalar)
- hi,hello,greeting
- Synonym:selam
Merhaba, size nasıl yardımcı olabilirim?- Hello, how can I help you?
Merhabanı istemiyorum!- I don't want yourhello's!
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