gelba

Juba Arabic

Gelba

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَلْب (qalb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡelba/, [ˈɡel.ba]

Noun

gelba

1. heart (organ)
2. heart (the symbolic seat of human emotion)
   • 2021, “Gimme love” (overall work in Juba Arabic, English, and Swahili), performed by Macco Bwoy ft. A PASS, Indenpendent Top Records:

     Baby wedini gelba taki yeyee!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• gelba kebiir (“greed”)
• gelba sukun (“bad temper”)
• gelba barid (“honesty”)

References

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 135