A1phrase
مَرْحَبًا
marḥaban
hello / welcome
Example
مَرْحَبًا، كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
marḥaban, kayfa ḥāluka?
Hello, how are you?
Grammar
Derived from the root meaning 'spacious/wide'. Used as a universal greeting.
Culture
A common informal greeting. More formal is 'as-salāmu ʿalaykum'.