جَوْب
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Highlights
Plural
أَجْوِبَة
Most common words from the same root
Noun
اِسْتِجْوَاب
questioning
Verb · Form X
اِسْتَجْوَبَ
to question
جَوَاب in English
Noun · masculine
- answer, reply
اعلم أن لا إذا وقعت على نكرة نصبتها بغير تنوين؛ وإنما كان ذلك لما أذكره لك: إنما وضعت الأخبار جوابات للاستفهام.Al-Muqtadaba. 898, Al-Mubarrad, المقتضب [Al-Muqtadab]
- apodosis
Word origin
Compare Hebrew תְּגוּבָה (təḡūḇɔ̂, tguvá).
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
جَوَاب: plural and other forms
| Singular | جَوَاب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَجْوِبَة |
جَوَاب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
answer
اعلم أن لا إذا وقعت على نكرة نصبتها بغير تنوين؛ وإنما كان ذلك لما أذكره لك: إنما وضعت الأخبار جوابات للاستفهام.Al-Muqtadaba. 898, Al-Mubarrad, المقتضب [Al-Muqtadab]
From a fully vowelled text
وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ بُهِتُوا مِنْ فَهْمِهِ وَأَجْوِبَتِهِ.And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.Luke 2:47, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَجَابَتْهَا أَحْكَمُ سَيِّدَاتِهَا، بَلْ هِيَ رَدَّتْ جَوَابًا لِنَفْسِهَا:Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,Judges 5:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ، لِنُعْطِيَ جَوَابًا لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُونَا؟ مَاذَا تَقُولُ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ؟»Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?John 1:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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