jawab

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جَوَاب (javāb) / जवाब (javāb), from Classical Persian جَوَاب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Noun

jawab (plural jawabs)

  1. (India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
  2. (India) Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
    • 2010, Kenneth Pletcher, The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places, page 96:
      Flanking the mausoleum […] are two symmetrically identical buildings — the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance.

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Indonesian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.
    Malay jawab
    Indonesian jawab

    From Malay jawab, from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    jawab (active menjawab, passive dijawab, perfective passive terjawab)

    1. (transitive) to answer
      1. to make a reply or response to
      2. to speak in defence against; to reply to in defence
      3. to respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment
      4. to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily

    Noun

    jawab

    1. (uncommon) answer (a response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question)
      Synonym: jawaban

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    Javanese

    Etymology

    From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Noun

    jawab

    1. answer

    Malay

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.
      Malay jawab

      Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      jawab (Jawi spelling جواب)

      1. to answer
        Bagaimanakah kamu menjawab soalan nombor 10?
        How did you answer question number 10?
      2. to reply; to respond
        Synonyms: balas, sahut
        Apakah cara yang betul untuk menjawab komen-komen kurang ajar di media sosial?
        What is the correct way to respond to mean comments on social media?

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      • Indonesian: jawab

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