جوابا

Arabic

Root
ج و ب (j-w-b)

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.waː.ban/

Adverb

جَوَابًا • (jawāban)

1. as an answer, in reply to
2. in response to

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cəvabən
• → Ottoman Turkish: جواباً (cevaben)
  • Turkish: cevaben
• → Uzbek: javoban
• → Zazaki: cewaben

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَابًا (jawāban), adverbial accusative of جَوَاب (jawāb).

Adverb

جواباً • (cevaben)

1. in reply

Descendants

• Turkish: cevaben

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “cevab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN