џаба

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒâba/
  • Hyphenation: џа‧ба

Adverb

џа̏ба (Latin spelling džȁba)

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

Usage notes

See џа̏бе̄.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • “џаба” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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