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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jawab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
jawab
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.

Indian usage

noun

Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جَوَاب (javāb) / जवाब (javāb), from Classical Persian جَوَاب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ج و ب, جَوَاب

Usage

Inflected Forms

jawabs (plural) jawaub (alternative)

Questions

What does jawab mean?
An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
Where does jawab come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce jawab

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