جواب

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See also: خواب

Arabic

Root
ج و ب (j w b)
11 terms

Etymology

    Compare Hebrew תְּגוּבָה (təḡūḇɔ̂, tguvá).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.waːb/
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    Noun

    جَوَاب • (jawāb) m (plural أَجْوِبَة (ʔajwiba) or جَوَابَات (jawābāt))

    1. answer, reply
      • a. 898, Al-Mubarrad, المقتضب :
        اعلم أن لا إذا وقعت على نكرة نصبتها بغير تنوين؛ وإنما كان ذلك لما أذكره لك: إنما وضعت الأخبار جوابات للاستفهام.
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    2. apodosis

    Declension

    Declension of noun جَوَاب (jawāb)
    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

    Descendants

    Baluchi

    Etymology

    From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Noun

    جواب • (jawáb)

    1. answer, reply
      Synonym: پسئو (passaw)

    Hijazi Arabic

    Root
    ج و ب
    1 term

    Etymology

    From Arabic جَواب (jawāb).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جواب • (jawāb) m (plural أجوِبَة (ʔajwiba) or جوابات (jawābāt))

    1. answer, reply

    Khalaj

    Noun

    جَواب (cəvâb) (definite accusative جَوابؽ, plural جَوابلار)

    1. Arabic spelling of cəvâb (“reply, answer”)

    Declension

    Declension of جواب
    singular plural
    nominative جواب جوابلار
    genitive جوابؽݧ جوابلارؽݧ
    dative جوابقا جوابلارقا
    definite accusative جوابؽ جوابلارؽ
    locative جوابچا جوابلارچا
    ablative جوابدا جوابلاردا
    instrumental جوابلا جوابلارلا
    equative جوابوارا جوابلاروارا

    Moroccan Arabic

    Root
    ج و ب
    2 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic جَواب (jawāb).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جواب • (jwāb or jawāb) m (plural أجوبة (ʔajwiba) or جوابات (jwābāt))

    1. answer, reply

    Ottoman Turkish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Noun

    جواب • (cevab)

    1. answer, reply

    Descendants

    Persian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? jawāb
    Dari reading? jawāb
    Iranian reading? javâb
    Tajik reading? javob

    Noun

    جواب • (jawāb / javâb) (plural جواب‌ها (jawāb-hā / javâb-hâ), or جوابات (jawābāt / javâbât), Tajik spelling ҷавоб)

    1. answer, reply
      Synonym: پاسخ (pâsox)
      Antonyms: سوال (soâl), پرسش (porseš)
      جواب قانع کننده نتوانست بدهد. ― javâb-e qâne' konande natvânest bedahad. ― He could not give an acceptable answer.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    Punjabi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian جَوَاب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Noun

    جواب • (javāb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਬ)

    1. answer

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian جَوَاب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جَوَاب • (javāb) m (Hindi spelling जवाब)

    1. answer, reply, response
    2. (figuratively) solution

    Declension

    Declension of جواب
    singular plural
    direct جَوَاب (javāb) جَوَاب (javāb)
    oblique جَوَاب (javāb) جَوَابوں (javābõ)
    vocative جَوَاب (javāb) جَوَابو (javābo)

    References

    • “جواب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “جواب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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