Arabic vocabulary
إِجَابَةٌanswering in Arabic
إِجَابَةٌ is how you say “answering” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ج و ب (j-w-b)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form IV أَجَابَ)Pronounced ijābah
Meaning of answering in Arabic
- answering, replying, responding to a question, saying, or call — the response can be either affirmative or negative
- granting or accepting a prayer or request — used especially of God accepting a supplicant's prayer (إجابة الدعاء)
إِجَابَةٌ is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَجَابَ ("to answer"), covering answering a question or saying, complying with a call or summons, and — often in religious usage — God's acceptance of a servant's prayer (إجابة الدعاء).
Words from the same root
- أَجَابَto answer, reply to, respond to (someone or something); of God, to answer/accept a prayer
- جَوَابٌan answer, a reply (the content given back)
- جَاوَبَto exchange answers with someone; to hold a dialogue or debate
- تَجَاوَبُواto answer one another, mutually respond
- جَابَto pierce, cut, or make a hole through something; also, to traverse a land or darkness
- جَوْبٌa shield
- جَيْبٌthe cut opening at the neck and bosom of a shirt
Common questions
- How do you say "answering" in Arabic?
- إِجَابَةٌ (ijābah), the verbal noun of أَجَابَ 'to answer,' from the root ج و ب.
- What's the difference between إِجَابَةٌ and جَوَابٌ?
- إِجَابَةٌ names the act of answering, while جَوَابٌ is the noun for the answer or reply itself that is given.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَمنع إِجَابَة الدُّعَاء وقسوة الْقلب
And the blocking of answered prayers and hardness of the heart.
إِجَابَةِ — of the answering. Completes an 'of…' phrase: 'of the answering' (the response to prayer), and links on to the next word.
From: Returning to God →
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