جزاء

See also: خراء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of the verb جَزَى (jazā, “to repay, reward, punish”), from the root ج ز ي (j-z-y).

Noun

جَزَاء • (jazāʔ) m

1. verbal noun of جَزَى (jazā, “to repay, reward, punish”) (form I)
2. repayment
3. recompense, return

   هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟

   hal jazāʔu l-ʔiḥsāni ʔillā l-ʔiḥsānu?

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   1. punishment, penalty
4. compensation, set-off
5. amends, reparation

Declension

Declension of noun جَزَاء (jazāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَزَاء jazāʔ	الْجَزَاء al-jazāʔ	جَزَاء jazāʔ
Nominative	جَزَاءٌ jazāʔun	الْجَزَاءُ al-jazāʔu	جَزَاءُ jazāʔu
Accusative	جَزَاءً jazāʔan	الْجَزَاءَ al-jazāʔa	جَزَاءَ jazāʔa
Genitive	جَزَاءٍ jazāʔin	الْجَزَاءِ al-jazāʔi	جَزَاءِ jazāʔi

Derived terms

• اَلْجَزَاءُ مِنْ جِنْسِ الْعَمَلِ (al-jazāʔu min jinsi l-ʕamali)

Related terms

• تجزيَة
• جزائي
• جِزْيَة (jizya)
• مجازاة

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cəza
• → Kurdish: ceza
• → Persian: جزا
• → Turkish: ceza
• → Uzbek: jazo
• → Zazaki: ceza

Etymology 2

Noun

جِزَاء • (jizāʔ) f pl

1. plural of جِزْيَة (jizya)