جواب

See also: خواب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج و ب‎ (j-w-b). Compare Hebrew תגובה‎ (t'guvá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.waːb/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. answer, reply
    • 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)
  2. apodosis

Declension
Declension of noun جَوَاب (jawāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
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
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَجْوِبَة‎‎; جَوَابَات‎
ʔajwiba‎; jawābāt		 الْأَجْوِبَة‎‎; الْجَوَابَات‎
al-ʔajwiba‎; al-jawābāt		 أَجْوِبَة‎‎; جَوَابَات‎
ʔajwibat‎; jawābāt
Nominative أَجْوِبَةٌ‎‎; جَوَابَاتٌ‎
ʔajwibatun‎; jawābātun		 الْأَجْوِبَةُ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتُ‎
al-ʔajwibatu‎; al-jawābātu		 أَجْوِبَةُ‎‎; جَوَابَاتُ‎
ʔajwibatu‎; jawābātu
Accusative أَجْوِبَةً‎‎; جَوَابَاتٍ‎
ʔajwibatan‎; jawābātin		 الْأَجْوِبَةَ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتِ‎
al-ʔajwibata‎; al-jawābāti		 أَجْوِبَةَ‎‎; جَوَابَاتِ‎
ʔajwibata‎; jawābāti
Genitive أَجْوِبَةٍ‎‎; جَوَابَاتٍ‎
ʔajwibatin‎; jawābātin		 الْأَجْوِبَةِ‎‎; الْجَوَابَاتِ‎
al-ʔajwibati‎; al-jawābāti		 أَجْوِبَةِ‎‎; جَوَابَاتِ‎
ʔajwibati‎; jawābāti

Descendants
  • Moroccan Arabic: جواب‎ (jwāb)
  • → Adyghe: джэуап (džewaap)
  • → Azerbaijani: cavab
  • → Baluchi: جواب‎ (jawáb)
  • → Bambara: jaabi
  • → Bashkir: яуап (yawap)
  • → Bengali: জবাব (jobab)
  • → Crimean Tatar: cevap
  • → Dhivehi: ޖަވާބު‎ (javābu)
  • → Gagauz: cuvap
  • → Hindi: जवाब (javāb)
  • → Kazakh: жауап (jauap)
  • → Kyrgyz: жооп (joop)
  • → Malay: jawab
  • → Middle Armenian: ջուապ (ǰuap), ճուղապ (čułap), ճուղաբ (čułab), ճուվապ (čuvap), ճէվապ (čēvap)
    • Armenian: ջուղաբ (ǰułab), ջուղապ (ǰułap), ջուհաբ (ǰuhab), ջուաբ (ǰuab), ջուապ (ǰuap), ջուհապ (ǰuhap), ջըհաբ (ǰəhab), ջըհապ (ǰəhap), ջըղաբ (ǰəłab), ջողաբ (ǰołab), ջողոբ (ǰołob), ջույաբ (ǰuyab), ճողապ (čołap), ճուղապ (čułap), ճօղապ (čōłap), ջօղաբ (ǰōłab), ջո̈ւյա̈բ (ǰüyäb), ջո̈ւղա̈բ (ǰüłäb)
  • → Ossetian: дзуапп (ʒwapp)
  • → Nogai: явап (yavap)
  • → Pashto: جواب‎ (ǰawãb), ځواب‎ (jwāb)
  • → Persian: جواب‎ (javâb)
  • → Northern Luri: جڤۋ‎ (jevü)
  • → Punjabi: ਜਵਾਬ (javāb)
  • → Swahili: jawabu
  • → Tajik: жавоб (žavob)
  • → Tatar: җавап (cawap)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جواب‎ (cevâp)
  • → Turkmen: jogap
  • → Uyghur: جاۋاب‎ (jawab)
  • → Urdu: جواب‎ (javāb)
  • → Uzbek: javob
  • → West Coast Bajau: jawap

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Noun

جواب • (jawáb)

  1. answer, reply
    Synonym: پسئو‎ (passaw)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَواب‎ (jawāb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒwaːb/, /ʒawaːb/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

جواب or جواب • (jwāb or jawāb) m (plural أجوبة‎ (ʔajwiba) or جوابات‎ (jwābāt))

  1. answer, reply

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Noun

جواب • (cevab)

  1. answer, reply

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈvɔb/

Noun
Dari جواب
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавоб (javob)

جواب • (javâb) (plural جواب‌ها‎ (javâb-hâ) or جوابات‎ (javâbât))

  1. answer, reply
    ‏جواب قانع کننده نتوانست بدهد.‎‎ ― javâb-e qâne' konande natvânest bedahad. ― He could not give an acceptable answer.
    Synonym: پاسخ‎ (pâsox)
    Antonyms: سوال‎ (soâl), پرسش‎ (porseš)

Derived terms

References

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جواب‎ (javâb), from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb). Compare Hindustani جَوَاب‎ / जवाब (javāb), Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Bengali জবাব (jobab).

Noun

جواب • (javāb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਬ)

  1. answer

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جواب‎ (javâb), from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb). Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਬ (javāb) / جَواب‎ (javāb), Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Bengali জবাব (jobab).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑːb/, /d͡ʒə.wɑːb/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑːb/, /d͡ʒə.wɑːb/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

جَوَاب • (javāb) m (Hindi spelling जवाब)

  1. answer, reply, response
  2. (figuratively) solution

Declension
Declension of جواب
singular plural
direct جَوَاب‎ (javāb) جَوَاب‎ (javāb)
oblique جَوَاب‎ (javāb) جَوَابوں‎ (javābō̃)
vocative جَوَاب‎ (javāb) جَوَابو‎ (javābō)

References
  • “جواب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جواب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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