Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Nişanyan considers the word a 19th century pseudo-Arabism, derived from ج و ب (j w b), however the word does appear in Wehr's dictionary of 20th century Arabic.

Noun edit

استجواب (isticvab)

  1. questioning; interrogation

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: isticvap

Further reading edit

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “isticvab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “isticvap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “جوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz