جَوَابresponse

Example sentences

• من الَّذِي أفتى بِحَضْرَتِهِ سَرِيعا فِي جَوَابه

  Who was the one who quickly gave a ruling in his presence?

  جَوَابِهِ — his response. 'Answer / reply' with '-hi' (his) attached, genitive after 'in'. The promptness of his reply.

  From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →

• إِضَافَةً إِلَى فَصَاحَتِهِ وَغَزَارَةٍ مَحْفُوْظَةٍ بِسُرْعَةِ البَدِيهَةِ وَالجَوَابِ الحَاضِرِ،

  In addition to his eloquence, his abundant memory, quick perception, and prompt replies,

  وَالجَوَابِ — and the reply. This joins a linking 'and' to a definite noun, 'and the reply', adding another quality with its own 'the'. The 'and' coordinates it with the prior items, and the definite article marks 'the reply' as a specific known faculty.

  From: Sermons, Wit, and Sorrow →