جواب

See also: خواب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج و ب‎ (j-w-b)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.waːb/
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Noun

جَوَاب • (jawāb) m (plural أَجْوِبَة‎ (ʾajwiba) or جَوَابَات‎ (jawābāt))

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- a. 898, Al-Mubarrad, المقتضب [Al-Muqtadab]:
  ‏اعلم أن لا إذا وقعت على نكرة نصبتها بغير تنوين؛ وإنما كان ذلك لما أذكره لك: إنما وضعت الأخبار جوابات للاستفهام.‎‎
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun جَوَاب (jawāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوَاب jawāb	الْجَوَاب‎ al-jawāb	جَوَاب jawāb
Nominative	جَوَابٌ jawābun	الْجَوَابُ‎ al-jawābu	جَوَابُ jawābu
Accusative	جَوَابًا‎ jawāban	الْجَوَابَ‎ al-jawāba	جَوَابَ jawāba
Genitive	جَوَابٍ jawābin	الْجَوَابِ‎ al-jawābi	جَوَابِ jawābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوَابَيْن‎ jawābayn	الْجَوَابَيْن‎ al-jawābayn	جَوَابَيْ‎ jawābay
Nominative	جَوَابَانِ‎ jawābāni	الْجَوَابَانِ‎ al-jawābāni	جَوَابَا‎ jawābā
Accusative	جَوَابَيْنِ‎ jawābayni	الْجَوَابَيْنِ‎ al-jawābayni	جَوَابَيْ‎ jawābay
Genitive	جَوَابَيْنِ‎ jawābayni	الْجَوَابَيْنِ‎ al-jawābayni	جَوَابَيْ‎ jawābay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْوِبَة‎‎; جَوَابَات‎ ʾajwiba‎; jawābāt	الْأَجْوِبَة‎‎; الْجَوَابَات‎ al-ʾajwiba‎; al-jawābāt	أَجْوِبَة‎‎; جَوَابَات‎ ʾajwibat‎; jawābāt
Nominative	أَجْوِبَةٌ‎‎; جَوَابَاتٌ‎ ʾajwibatun‎; jawābātun	الْأَجْوِبَةُ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتُ‎ al-ʾajwibatu‎; al-jawābātu	أَجْوِبَةُ‎‎; جَوَابَاتُ‎ ʾajwibatu‎; jawābātu
Accusative	أَجْوِبَةً‎‎; جَوَابَاتٍ‎ ʾajwibatan‎; jawābātin	الْأَجْوِبَةَ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتِ‎ al-ʾajwibata‎; al-jawābāti	أَجْوِبَةَ‎‎; جَوَابَاتِ‎ ʾajwibata‎; jawābāti
Genitive	أَجْوِبَةٍ‎‎; جَوَابَاتٍ‎ ʾajwibatin‎; jawābātin	الْأَجْوِبَةِ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتِ‎ al-ʾajwibati‎; al-jawābāti	أَجْوِبَةِ‎‎; جَوَابَاتِ‎ ʾajwibati‎; jawābāti

Descendants

Adyghe: джэуап (ǯ̍ăwāp)
Azerbaijani: cavab
Bambara: jaabi
Bashkir: яуап (yawap)
Crimean Tatar: cevap
Gagauz: cuvap
Hindi: जवाब (javāb)
Indonesian: jawab
Kazakh: жауап (jawap)
Kyrgyz: жооп (coop)
Malay: jawab
Maltese: wieġeb
→ Middle Armenian: ջուապ (ǰuap), ճուղապ (čułap), ճուղաբ (čułab), ճուվապ (čuvap), ճէվապ (čēvap),
Nogai: явап (yavap)
Pashto: جواب‎ (ǰawãb), ځواب‎ (jwāb)
Persian: جواب‎ (javâb)
Punjabi: ਜਵਾਬ (javāb)
Swahili: jibu
Tajik: жавоб (žavob)
Tatar: җавап (cawap)
Ottoman Turkish: جواب‎ (cevâp)
- Turkish: cevap
Turkmen: jogap
Uyghur: جاۋاب‎ (jawab)
Urdu: جواب‏‎ (javāb)
Uzbek: javob
West Coast Bajau: jawap

Baluchi

Noun

جواب • (jawáb)

answer, reply

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Noun

جواب • (cevap)

answer, reply

Descendants

Turkish: cevap

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒæˈvɒːb/

Noun

جواب • (javâb) (plural جواب‌ها‎ (javâb-hâ))

answer, reply
- ‏‎‎
  javâb-e šomâ ğalat ast
  Your answer is wrong.
Synonym: پاسُخ‎ (pâsox)

Derived terms

جواب دادن‎ (javâb dâdan)

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Noun

جواب • (jvāb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਬ)

answer

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dʒəʋaːb]

Noun

جواب • (javāb) m (Hindi spelling जवाब)

answer, reply, response

Declension

Declension of جواب
	singular	plural
direct	جواب‎ (javāb)	جواب‎ (javāb)
oblique	جواب‎ (javāb)	جوابوں‎ (javābõ)
vocative	جواب‎ (javāb)	جوابو‎ (javābo)

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