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title: "مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban) meaning in Arabic: hello, welcome"
description: "مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban) means “hello, welcome”. Root ر·ح·ب, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/marhaba"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# مَرْحَبًا

*marḥaban* · **hello, welcome**

مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban) is an Arabic phrase meaning “hello, welcome”. It is built on the root ر·ح·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Phrase
- Root: ر·ح·ب
- Level: A0

## How to read مَرْحَبًا, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza

## Questions about مَرْحَبًا

### What is the root of مَرْحَبًا?

The root of مَرْحَبًا is ر·ح·ب.

### What level is مَرْحَبًا?

Fasaha first uses مَرْحَبًا at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)