cəvabən

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَابًا (jawāban), adverbial accusative of جَوَاب (jawāb). By surface analysis, cavab +‎ -ən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæˈvɑːbæn], [d͡zæˈvɑːbæn], [d͡ʒɑˈvɑːbæn] (as if spelled cavabən)

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• Hyphenation: cə‧va‧bən

Adverb

cəvabən

1. as a reply, replying to

   O bunu rəqiblərinə cəvabən demişdi. ― He said it as a reply to his opponents.

Further reading

• “cəvabən” in Obastan.com.