Arabic vocabulary
إِجَابَةresponse in Arabic
إِجَابَة is how you say “response” 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 ijāba
Meaning of response in Arabic
- answer, reply, response — to a question, statement, or call; can be given affirmatively or negatively
- acceptance, granting (of a prayer or request) — used especially of God accepting a person's supplication
إِجَابَة is the verbal noun of أَجَابَ (form IV), the standard word for a reply to a question or a response to a call. It extends to God accepting a supplication, as in the Qur'anic phrase "I answer the call of the caller when he calls to me."
Words from the same root
- جَوَابٌan answer, a reply
- المُجِيبُthe one who answers, responds
- جَاوَبَto answer one another, converse, hold a dialogue
- جَيْبٌthe opening at the neck and bosom of a garment
- جَوْبٌa hole, cut, or perforation; also a shield
Common questions
- How do you say "response" in Arabic?
- إِجَابَة (ijāba) — the standard word for a response, answer, or reply.
- What is the difference between إِجَابَة and جَوَاب?
- إِجَابَة is the verbal noun for the act of answering or responding; جَوَاب is the answer itself, the content of the reply.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَأَمّا الَّتِي بيني وَبَيْنك فمنك الدُّعَاء وعَلى الاجابة
And as for the one that is between Me and you, it is from you supplication, and upon Me is the response.
الْإِجَابَةُ — the response. This noun carries 'the' and is the delayed subject of the preceding phrase, the thing that is upon God. Its plain subject ending marks it as the doer in 'upon Me is the response', completing the reciprocal pair.
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