جواب
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From the root ج و ب (j-w-b). Compare Hebrew תגובה (t'guvá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
جَوَاب • (jawāb) m (plural أَجْوِبَة (ʔajwiba) or جَوَابَات (jawābāt))
- answer, reply
- a. 898, Al-Mubarrad, المقتضب [Al-Muqtadab]:
- اعلم أن لا إذا وقعت على نكرة نصبتها بغير تنوين؛ وإنما كان ذلك لما أذكره لك: إنما وضعت الأخبار جوابات للاستفهام.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- apodosis
Declension edit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 edit
- Moroccan Arabic: جواب (jwāb)
- → Adyghe: джэуап (džɛwap)
- → Azerbaijani: cavab
- → Baluchi: جواب (jawáb)
- → Bambara: jaabi
- → Bashkir: яуап (yawap)
- → Bengali: জবাব (jobab)
- → Crimean Tatar: cevap
- → Dhivehi: ޖަވާބު (javābu)
- → Gagauz: cuvap
- → Hindi: जवाब (javāb)
- → Kazakh: жауап (jauap)
- → Khalaj: cəvâb
- → Kyrgyz: жооп (joop)
- → Malay: jawab
- Indonesian: jawab
- → Middle Armenian: ջուապ (ǰuap), ճուղապ (čuġap), ճուղաբ (čuġab), ճուվապ (čuvap), ճէվապ (čēvap)
- → Ossetian: дзуапп (ʒwapp)
- → Nogai: явап (yavap)
- → Pashto: جواب (ǰawãb), ځواب (jwāb)
- → Classical Persian: جَوَاب (jawāb)
- → Northern Luri: جڤۋ (jevü)
- → Punjabi: ਜਵਾਬ (javāb)
- → Swahili: jawabu
- → Tajik: жавоб (žavob)
- → Tatar: җавап (cawap)
- → Ottoman Turkish: جواب (cevâp)
- → Turkmen: jogap
- → Telugu: జవాబు (javābu)
- → Uyghur: جاۋاب (jawab), جاۋاپ (jawap)
- → Urdu: جواب (javāb)
- → Uzbek: javob
- → West Coast Bajau: jawap
Baluchi edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
جواب • (jawáb)
Khalaj edit
Noun edit
جَواب (cəvâb) (definite accusative جَوابؽ, plural جَوابلار)
Declension edit
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
جواب • (jwāb or jawāb) m (plural أجوبة (ʔajwiba) or جوابات (jwābāt))
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
Noun edit
جواب • (cevab)
Descendants edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒa.ˈwɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒæ.vɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.vɔ́b]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | jawāḇ |
Dari reading? | jawāb |
Iranian reading? | javâb |
Tajik reading? | javob |
Noun edit
Dari | جواب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ҷавоб |
جواب • (javâb) (plural جوابها (javâb-hâ) or جوابات (javâbât))
Derived terms edit
- جواب دادن (javâb dâdan)
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جواب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
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).
Noun edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb). Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਬ (javāb) / جَواب, Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Bengali জবাব (jobab).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑːb/, /d͡ʒə.wɑːb/
Audio (PK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːb
Noun edit
جَوَاب • (javāb) m (Hindi spelling जवाब)
Declension edit
Declension of جواب | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَاب (javāb) |
oblique | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَابوں (javābō̃) |
vocative | جَوَاب (javāb) | جَوَابو (javābō) |