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.

إِجَابَةٌ answering in Arabic

إِجَابَةٌ is how you say “answering” in Arabic.

Root ج و ب j-w-b. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form IV أَجَابَ). ijābah.

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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)

Example sentence

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.

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How it is used

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

أَجَابَ to answer, reply to, respond to (someone or something); of God, to answer/accept a prayer
جَوَابٌ an answer, a reply (the content given back)
جَاوَبَ to exchange answers with someone; to hold a dialogue or debate
تَجَاوَبُوا to answer one another, mutually respond
جَابَ to pierce, cut, or make a hole through something; also, to traverse a land or darkness
جَوْبٌ a shield
جَيْبٌ the 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.

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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).