إِجَابَة response in Arabic
إِجَابَة is how you say “response” in Arabic.
Root ج و ب j-w-b. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of form IV أَجَابَ). ijāba.
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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
Example sentence
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.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
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
- جَوَابٌ an answer, a reply
- المُجِيبُ the one who answers, responds
- جَاوَبَ to answer one another, converse, hold a dialogue
- جَيْبٌ the opening at the neck and bosom of a garment
- جَوْبٌ a 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).