استجواب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج و ب (j w b) |
| 11 terms |
Etymology
Verbal noun of اِسْتَجْوَبَ (istajwaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.tid͡ʒ.waːb/
- Rhymes: -aːb
Noun
اِسْتِجْوَاب • (istijwāb) m
- verbal noun of اِسْتَجْوَبَ (istajwaba) (form X)
- questioning, interrogation
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | اِسْتِجْوَاب istijwāb |
الِاسْتِجْوَاب al-istijwāb |
اِسْتِجْوَاب istijwāb |
| nominative | اِسْتِجْوَابٌ istijwābun |
الِاسْتِجْوَابُ al-istijwābu |
اِسْتِجْوَابُ istijwābu |
| accusative | اِسْتِجْوَابًا istijwāban |
الِاسْتِجْوَابَ al-istijwāba |
اِسْتِجْوَابَ istijwāba |
| genitive | اِسْتِجْوَابٍ istijwābin |
الِاسْتِجْوَابِ al-istijwābi |
اِسْتِجْوَابِ istijwābi |
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Nişanyan considers the word a 19th century pseudo-Arabism derived from ج و ب (j w b), however the word does appear in Wehr's dictionary of 20th century Arabic.
Noun
استجواب • (isticvab)
Descendants
- Turkish: isticvap
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “isticvab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “isticvap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “جوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz