Marhaba (Welcome) It comes from the word "rahhaba" which means "to welcome". The common reply is "Marhaban bik", "Marhaban biki", and "Marhaban bikum" to a male, female, and more than one person respectively. Time-Specific Greetings You can also greet people according to the time of the day. Jun 14, 2006 #1 To Arabic speaking people. Can you please explain what is the meaning of these phrases? Ahlan Wa Sahlan/ Ahlan Beek I mean, I know that Arabs say it when they Welcome someone and that someone answers back (Ahlan Beek). But what do they actually mean? Thanks in advance, Sadahzinia elroy Ahlan wa Sahlan literally means "welcome," but is commonly used as a general greeting just like "hello" in English. This greeting can be shortened to just ahlan (hi) in informal settings. When greeting a number of people, you should say ahlan wa Sahlan bekum or ahlan bekum. Contents 1How do Muslims say hello? 2How do you greet in Arabic? 2:Welcome أهلاً وسهلاً "Ahlan Wa Sahlan". Learn the five letters: ب - ت - ث - ن - ي - ء (consonants, vowels) with their four different shapes and sounds. Greet someone in a formal and informal situation. Ahlan (أهلًا) is the word ahl (أهل) with tanween (the an ً sound at the end of the word). This word means "family", and by adding the tanween at the end, it indicates the subjects location as being "with family". Sahlan literally means "easy", but it has a much more important nuance here. Ahlan wa sahlan أهلاً وسهلاً. Arabs love to give visitors a warm welcome to their home or work place, and may repeat ahlan wa sahlan أهلاً وسهلاً over and over, meaning "you're welcome here". (Note: this is different to "you're welcome", the phrase you'd use in response to someone thanking you.) .

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