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Highlights
Present tense
يَجُوبُ
Verbal noun
جَوْب
Active participle
جَائِب
Passive participle
مَجُوب
Most common words from the same root
Noun
اِسْتِجْوَاب
questioning
Verb · Form X
اِسْتَجْوَبَ
to question
جَابَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to traverse
Words from the root ج-و-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
to respond, to reply, to answer
تَجَاوَبَ
· present يَتَجَاوَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to show interest in, to comply, accord or harmonize with, to consent or reply to, to echo, to be or become receptive, to fullfill a request or proposal
تَجَاوُب
مُتَجَاوِب
مُتَجَاوَب
اِسْتَجَابَ
· present يَسْتَجِيبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to respond; to hear, to answer (to prayer), to grant (a request)
اِسْتِجَابَة
مُسْتَجِيب
مُسْتَجَاب
answered
اِسْتَجْوَبَ
· present يَسْتَجْوِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to question, to examine, to interview; to interrogate, to cross-examine; to make an inquiry (e.g. in parliament)
اِسْتِجْوَاب
questioning
مُسْتَجْوِب
مُسْتَجْوَب
جَوَابًا
as an answer
جَابَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | جُبْتُ | أَجُوبُ | أَجُوبَ | أَجُبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | جُبْتَ | تَجُوبُ | تَجُوبَ | تَجُبْ | جُبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | جُبْتِ | تَجُوبِينَ | تَجُوبِي | تَجُوبِي | جُوبِي |
| هُوَ he | جَابَ | يَجُوبُ | يَجُوبَ | يَجُبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | جَابَتْ | تَجُوبُ | تَجُوبَ | تَجُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | جُبْتُمَا | تَجُوبَانِ | تَجُوبَا | تَجُوبَا | جُوبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | جَابَا | يَجُوبَانِ | يَجُوبَا | يَجُوبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | جَابَتَا | تَجُوبَانِ | تَجُوبَا | تَجُوبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | جُبْنَا | نَجُوبُ | نَجُوبَ | نَجُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | جُبْتُمْ | تَجُوبُونَ | تَجُوبُوا | تَجُوبُوا | جُوبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | جُبْتُنَّ | تَجُبْنَ | تَجُبْنَ | تَجُبْنَ | جُبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | جَابُوا | يَجُوبُونَ | يَجُوبُوا | يَجُوبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | جُبْنَ | يَجُبْنَ | يَجُبْنَ | يَجُبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | جَوْب |
|---|---|
| Active participle | جَائِب |
| Passive participle | مَجُوب |
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