مربا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā).

Pronunciation

Vocalised Persian: مُرَبّا

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾab.ˈbaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɹæb.bɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾäb.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	murabbā
Dari reading^?	murabbā
Iranian reading^?	morabbâ
Tajik reading^?	murabbo

Noun

مربا • (morabbâ)

Descendants

Tajik: мураббо (murabbo)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मुरब्बा (murabbā)

Urdu: مربا (murabbā)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مربا (mürebbâ)
→ Uyghur: مۇراببا (murabba)
→ Uzbek: murabbo

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (murabbā), from Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā). Cognate with Bengali মোরব্বা (mōrobba).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɾəb.bɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

مُرَبّا • (murabbā) m (Hindi spelling मुरब्बा)

Derived terms

مربا ڈالنا (murabbā ḍālnā)