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جَواب
answer /d͡ʒaˈwaːb/
nounB1#1535 most common
Also: reply, response
Example sentences
ما هو الجَواب؟
What is the answer?
لم أعرف الجَواب على هذا السؤال.
I did not know the answer to this question.
كان جَوابه واضحاً ومقنعاً.
His answer was clear and convincing.
انتظرتُ جَوابك على رسالتي طوال الأسبوع.
I waited for your reply to my letter all week.
لم يكن جَوابه شافياً، بل زاد الأمور غموضاً.
His answer was not satisfactory; instead it made matters more obscure.
تفاوتت أجوبة الطلاب في الامتحان بين الدقة والتسرّع.
The students' answers in the exam ranged between precision and haste.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَوابٌ | أَجْوِبَةٌ |
| Genitive | جَوابٍ | أَجْوِبَةٍ |
| Accusative | جَواباً | أَجْوِبَةً |
| Vocative | يا جَوابُ | يا أَجْوِبَةُ |
Word family
أجابَto answer, to reply
إِجابةanswer, response
مُجيبrespondent, one who answers
اِستِجابةresponse, reaction
سؤال وجَوابquestion and answer
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root ج و ب (j-w-b), tied to the verb أجابَ, meaning to answer or respond. The same root also carries the sense of traversing or covering ground, as in جابَ. The noun جَواب names the thing returned in reply.
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