murabba

English

Alternative forms
murabba

Etymology

From Arabic مُرَبًّى‎ (murabban, “jam, fruit preserves”).

Noun

murabba (plural murabbas)

  1. A kind of sweet fruit preserve.

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish مربع‎ (murabba'), from Arabic مُرَبَّع‎ (murabbaʕ).

Noun

murabba (definite accusative murabbayı, plural murabbalar)

  1. (archaic) consisting of four things
    Synonym: dörtlü
  2. (archaic, mathematics) square
  3. (archaic, literature) a poem consisting of verses of four lines

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish مربی‎ (murebbâ), from Arabic مُرَبَّى‎ (murabbā).

Noun

murabba (definite accusative murabbayı, plural murabbalar)

  1. jam

References
  • murabba in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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