اِسْتَجَابَ respond in Arabic
اِسْتَجَابَ is how you say “respond” in Arabic.
Root ج و ب j-w-b. verb (form X / istafʿala). istajāba.
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Meaning of respond in Arabic
- to respond, to answer the form X (istafʿala) counterpart of أجاب (form IV), 'to answer, reply, respond'
- to comply with, accede to (a call or request) reflects the related form IV sense اجاب ... إلى شىء, 'to obey, or comply with a desire, when summoned or invited to do a thing'
Example sentence
هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة
There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.
تَسْتَجِيبَ to respond
Present-tense verb 'tastajib' = 'you respond'; 'you' is built in; the '-a' ending follows 'an'.
The English is machine-translated.
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Words from the same root
- جَابَ to pierce, make a hole in, or cut something (also: to traverse a land or darkness)
- جَيْبٌ the opening cut at the neck and bosom of a garment
- أَجَابَ to answer, reply, or respond to someone (of God: to answer a prayer)
- جَوَابٌ an answer, a reply
- جَاوَبَ to exchange answers with someone, answer back
- تَجَاوَبَ to answer one another, respond mutually
Common questions
- How do you say "respond" in Arabic?
- استجاب (istajāba).
- What is the root of استجاب, and what other words share it?
- Its triliteral root is ج و ب (j-w-b), which also gives أجاب 'to answer' and جواب 'an answer, reply'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).