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مرحبا

/marḥaban/Roman

English meaning: Hello / Welcome

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

مرحبا هي تحية شائعة تُستخدم عند لقاء الآخرين أو الترحيب بهم. وهي من أكثر الكلمات تداولاً في العربية اليومية.

English Definition

A greeting used when meeting someone or welcoming them.

Example

مرحبا بك في بلدنا!

In English: Welcome to our country!

Synonyms

  • أهلاً
  • السلام عليكم

Literary Heritage

أَنتُم وَأَبنَاؤُكُم أَبنَاءُ الحَيَاةِ الَّتِي تَشتَاقُ إِلَى نَفسِهَا

/Antum wa-abnāʾukum abnāʾu al-ḥayāti allatī tashtāqu ilā nafsihā/

You and your children are the children of life that longs for itself.

Khalil Gibran · Poet and Philosopher · 19th–20th century CE

Al-Arwah al-Mutamarridah (Spirits Rebellious)

Al-Arwah al-Mutamarridah, 'The Children', 1908

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