џабе

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبا (caba) (Turkish caba), from Arabic جَبَى (jabā, “to collect, to levy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒabɛ]
  • Hyphenation: џа‧бе

Adverb

џа́бе • (džábe)

  1. (colloquial) in vain, for free

References

  • “џабе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبا (caba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒâbeː/, /d͡ʒâbe/
  • Hyphenation: џа‧бе

Adverb

џа̏бе̄ or џа̏бе (Latin spelling džȁbē or džȁbe)

  1. (regional) free, for free, gratis
  2. (regional) cheap, inexpensive, affordable
  3. (regional) in vain, futile
  4. (regional, intensifier) indeed, really

Usage notes

The word is commonly used in proverbs such as džabe ste krečili.

Synonyms

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