džaba

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

džȁbē

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒâba/
Hyphenation: dža‧ba

Adverb

džȁba (Cyrillic spelling џа̏ба)

(regional) free, for free, gratis
(regional) cheap, inexpensive, affordable
(regional) in vain, futile
(regional, intensifier) indeed, really

Synonyms

badàva
(for free): besplatno
(cheap, inexpensive): jeftin
(in vain): uzalud

Derived terms

džaba ste krečili

References

“džaba” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Anagrams

badža

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