جزاء

See also: خراء‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of the verb جَزَى‎ (jazā, “to repay, reward, punish”), from the root ج ز ي‎ (j-z-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.zaːʔ/

Noun

جَزَاء • (jazāʔ) m

  1. verbal noun of جَزَى‎ (jazā, “to repay, reward, punish”) (form I)
  2. repayment
  3. recompense, return
    • ‏هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟‎‎
      hal jazāʔu al-ʔiḥsāni ʔillā l-ʔiḥsānu?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    1. punishment, penalty
  4. compensation, set-off
  5. amends, reparation
Declension
Derived terms
  • اَلْجَزَاءُ مِنْ جِنْسِ الْعَمَلِ‎ (al-jazāʔu min jinsi l-ʕamali)
  • تجزيَة‎
  • جزائي‎
  • جِزْيَة‎ (jizya)
  • مجازاة‎
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: cəza
  • → Bengali: জাজা (jaja)
  • → Northern Kurdish: ceza
  • → Persian: جزا‎
  • → Turkish: ceza
  • → Uzbek: jazo
  • → Zazaki: ceza

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.zaːʔ/

Noun

جِزَاء • (jizāʔ) f pl

  1. plural of جِزْيَة‎ (jizya)
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