ج و ب

Arabic

Root

ج و ب • (j-w-b)

1. Forms terms related to traveling or wandering
2. Forms terms related to answering or replying

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: جَابَ (jāba)
  • Verbal noun: جَوْب (jawb)
  • Active participle: جَائِب (jāʔib)
  • Passive participle: مَجُوب (majūb)
• Form III: جَاوَبَ (jāwaba)
  • Verbal noun: مُجَاوَبَة (mujāwaba), جِوَاب (jiwāb)
  • Active participle: مُجَاوِب (mujāwib)
  • Passive participle: مُجَاوَب (mujāwab)
• Form IV: أَجَابَ (ʔajāba)
  • Verbal noun: إِجَابَة (ʔijāba)
  • Active participle: مُجِيب (mujīb)
  • Passive participle: مُجَاب (mujāb)
• Form VI: تَجَاوَبَ (tajāwaba)
  • Verbal noun: تَجَاوُب (tajāwub)
  • Active participle: مُتَجَاوِب (mutajāwib)
  • Passive participle: مُتَجَاوَب (mutajāwab)
• Form VII: اِنْجَابَ (injāba)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْجِيَاب (injiyāb)
  • Active participle: مُنْجَاب (munjāb)
• Form X: اِسْتَجَابَ (istajāba)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِجَابَة (istijāba)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَجِيب (mustajīb)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَجَاب (mustajāb)
• Form X: اِسْتَجْوَبَ (istajwaba)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِجْوَاب (istijwāb)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَجْوِب (mustajwib)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَجْوَب (mustajwab)

Nouns

• جَوَاب (jawāb)
• اِسْتِجْوَاب (istijwāb)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ج و ب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz