Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ج و ب (j-w-b)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.d͡ʒaː.ba/
  • (file)

Verb edit

أَجَابَ (ʔajāba) IV, non-past يُجِيبُ‎ (yujību)

  1. to respond, to reply, to answer
    أَجِب مِن فَضْلِكَʔajib min faḍlikaplease answer
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • Swahili: -jibu

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

أُجَابُ (ʔujābu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of جَابَ (jāba)

Verb edit

أُجَابَ (ʔujāba) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of جَابَ (jāba)