Merhaba. Mer-HA-buh. It's Arabic for hello, and formal Turkish.

In what other language?

well,i'll tell you. In Urdu:- 1."Hello" means ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM (Pronunc:US LAA MU ALAY QUM) 2.goodbye Means KHUDA HAFIZ (khu daa haa fiz). In Hindi; 1.hello=NAMASHKAAR ( NUMUSH KAAR) 2.GOODBYE has same meaning(NAMASHKAR). i did best with pronunciation.... Can i know your real name?

Here you can find "Greetings in more than 800 languages": http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm You can also find ""Goodbye" in over 450 languages": http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/goodbye.htm Further information: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_say_good-bye_in_other_languages http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/tgpdf/07868091401500.pdf http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Languages 2) "To get you started, here is a short list of hellos and goodbyes. Ask your students if they speak any other languages and can contribute salutations in those languages as well. Chinese (Mandarin) nihao (knee-how) zaijian (dzai-jyen) French bonjour (bohn-JHURE) au revoir (oh reh-VWAR) German hallo (HAH-loh) auf Wiedersehen (owf VEE-der-zayn) Hawaiian aloha (a-LOW-ha) a hui hou (a hoo-ee hoe) Hebrew shalom (shah-LOHM) Hindi namaste (nah-mah-STAY) Italian ciao (chah-ow) arrivederci (a-ree-veh-DARE-chee) Japanese konnichiwa (koh-NEE-chee-wah) sayonara (sigh-yoh-NAH-rah) Spanish hola (OH-la) adios (ah-dee-YOS) Swahili jambo (JAM-boh) kwaheri (kwa-HAY-ree) Vietnamese xin chao (sin chow) taam byeet (tom bee-yet)" Source and further information: http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/tgpdf/07868091401500.pdf