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welcome in Arabic

أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا ʔahlan wa-sahlan

/ˈwɛl.kəm/

welcome in Arabic: أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wa-sahlan), مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban), أَهْلًا بِكُمْ (ʔahlan bikum), أَهْلًا بِكَ (ʔahlan bika). In English, welcome means whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

Arabic words for welcome

greeting given upon someone's arrival
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا ʔahlan wa-sahlan, مَرْحَبًا marḥaban, أَهْلًا بِكُمْ ʔahlan bikum, أَهْلًا بِكَ ʔahlan bika, أَهْلًا بِكِ ʔahlan biki, مرحبا marḥba
act of greeting someone's arrival
تَرْحِيب tarḥīb
affirm or greet the arrival of someone
رَحَّبَ raḥḥaba, اِسْتَقْبِل istaʔbil

English meaning of welcome

  1. adjective Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
  2. adjective Producing gladness.
  3. adjective Followed by to: free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
  4. interjection Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

Full definition of welcome

welcome in a sentence

  • Refugees are welcome in our city!
  • a welcome turn of events; welcome news
  • You are welcome to the use of my library.

welcome in other languages

Questions about welcome in Arabic

What is the meaning of welcome in Arabic?
Welcome in Arabic is أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wa-sahlan), مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban), أَهْلًا بِكُمْ (ʔahlan bikum), أَهْلًا بِكَ (ʔahlan bika).
ما معنى كلمة welcome؟
Welcome: أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wa-sahlan), مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban), أَهْلًا بِكُمْ (ʔahlan bikum), أَهْلًا بِكَ (ʔahlan bika).
What does welcome mean in English?
Welcome means whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

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