From the root ج و ب (j-w-b). Compare Hebrew תגובה (t'guvá).
جَوَاب • (jawāb) m (plural أَجْوِبَة (ʔajwiba) or جَوَابَات (jawābāt))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَوَاب jawāb |
الْجَوَاب al-jawāb |
جَوَاب jawāb |
| Nominative | جَوَابٌ jawābun |
الْجَوَابُ al-jawābu |
جَوَابُ jawābu |
| Accusative | جَوَابًا jawāban |
الْجَوَابَ al-jawāba |
جَوَابَ jawāba |
| Genitive | جَوَابٍ jawābin |
الْجَوَابِ al-jawābi |
جَوَابِ jawābi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَوَابَيْن jawābayn |
الْجَوَابَيْن al-jawābayn |
جَوَابَيْ jawābay |
| Nominative | جَوَابَانِ jawābāni |
الْجَوَابَانِ al-jawābāni |
جَوَابَا jawābā |
| Accusative | جَوَابَيْنِ jawābayni |
الْجَوَابَيْنِ al-jawābayni |
جَوَابَيْ jawābay |
| Genitive | جَوَابَيْنِ jawābayni |
الْجَوَابَيْنِ al-jawābayni |
جَوَابَيْ jawābay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَجْوِبَة; جَوَابَات ʔajwiba; jawābāt |
الْأَجْوِبَة; الْجَوَابَات al-ʔajwiba; al-jawābāt |
أَجْوِبَة; جَوَابَات ʔajwibat; jawābāt |
| Nominative | أَجْوِبَةٌ; جَوَابَاتٌ ʔajwibatun; jawābātun |
الْأَجْوِبَةُ; الْجَوَابَاتُ al-ʔajwibatu; al-jawābātu |
أَجْوِبَةُ; جَوَابَاتُ ʔajwibatu; jawābātu |
| Accusative | أَجْوِبَةً; جَوَابَاتٍ ʔajwibatan; jawābātin |
الْأَجْوِبَةَ; الْجَوَابَاتِ al-ʔajwibata; al-jawābāti |
أَجْوِبَةَ; جَوَابَاتِ ʔajwibata; jawābāti |
| Genitive | أَجْوِبَةٍ; جَوَابَاتٍ ʔajwibatin; jawābātin |
الْأَجْوِبَةِ; الْجَوَابَاتِ al-ʔajwibati; al-jawābāti |
أَجْوِبَةِ; جَوَابَاتِ ʔajwibati; jawābāti |
جواب • (jawáb)
جَواب (cəvâb) (definite accusative جَوابؽ, plural جَوابلار)
جواب • (jwāb or jawāb) m (plural أجوبة (ʔajwiba) or جوابات (jwābāt))
Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
جواب • (cevab)
Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jawāḇ |
| Dari reading? | jawāb |
| Iranian reading? | javâb |
| Tajik reading? | javob |
| Dari | جواب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҷавоб |
جواب • (javâb) (plural جوابها (javâb-hâ) or جوابات (javâbât))
Borrowed from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb). Compare Hindustani جَوَاب (javāb) / जवाब (javāb), Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Bengali জবাব (jobab).
جواب • (javāb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਬ)
Borrowed from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb). Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਬ (javāb) / جَواب, Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Bengali জবাব (jobab).
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جَوَاب • (javāb) m (Hindi spelling जवाब)
| Declension of جواب | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَاب (javāb) |
| oblique | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَابوں (javābō̃) |
| vocative | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَابو (javābō) |