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jawab

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hindustani جواب (jvāb) / जवाब (javāb), from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).

Noun edit

jawab (plural jawabs)

  1. (India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
  2. (India) Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
    • 2010, Kenneth Pletcher, The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places, page 96:
      Flanking the mausoleum […] are two symmetrically identical buildings — the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance.

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Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay jawab (“answer”), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.wap̚/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧wab

Noun edit

jawab (first-person possessive jawabku, second-person possessive jawabmu, third-person possessive jawabnya)

  1. answer
    Synonyms: balas, sahut

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Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Noun edit

jawab

  1. answer

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

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Verb edit

jawab (Jawi spelling جواب)

  1. to answer
    Bagaimanakah kamu menjawab soalan nombor 10?
    How did you answer question number 10?
  2. to reply; to respond
    Synonyms: balas, sahut
    Apakah cara yang betul untuk menjawab komen-komen kurang ajar di media sosial?
    What is the correct way to respond to mean comments on social media?

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  • Indonesian: jawab

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