Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

جَوَابًا (jawāban)

  1. indefinite accusative singular of جَوَاب (jawāb)
  2. adverbial accusative of جَوَاب (jawāb)

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: cəvabən
  • Ottoman Turkish: جواباً (cevaben)
  • Uzbek: javoban

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَوَابًا (jawāban), adverbial accusative of جَوَاب (jawāb).

Adverb edit

جواباً (cevaben)

  1. in reply

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “cevab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN