answer in Arabic: جواب (jawāb) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

أَجَابَ ajāba — answer · to reply to a question or remark

How to use it

The most common word for 'answer' is 'jawāb' (جواب) as a noun and 'ajāba' (أجاب) as a verb. Note that the verb 'ajāba' is often followed by the preposition 'ʿalā' (على) when referring to answering something specific.

Example sentences

مَا هُوَ جَوَابُ السُّؤَالِ؟

mā huwa jawābu as-su'āli?

What is the answer to the question?
لَمْ يُجِبِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى سُؤَالِي.

lam yujibi ar-rajulu ʿalā su'ālī.

The man did not answer my question.
أَعْطِنِي جَوَابًا صَادِقًا.

aʿṭinī jawāban ṣādiqan.

Give me an honest answer.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

BG: Perfect answer.

ب.ج.: اجابة مثالية

Answer the question.

أجب على السؤال.

Answer my questions.

أجب على أسئلتي.

The answer is right.

الجواب صحيح.

Few would answer c).

قليلون منكم قد يختارون الإجابة الثالثة.

Layla got the answer.

تلقّت ليلى الإجابة.

Do not answer hastily.

لا تتسرع بالإجابة.

I won't answer questions.

لن أردّ على الأسئلة.

Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.

ثم ادع فانا اجيب او اتكلم فتجاوبني.

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

ثم ادع فانا اجيب او اتكلم فتجاوبني.

The answer to the first question is reassuring; the answer to the second is not.

والواقع أن الإجابة على السؤال الأول تبعث على الاطمئنان؛ أما إجابة السؤال الثاني فليست مطمئنة.

KB: OK, oh. Tell them -- actually here's the thing, answer it, answer it, answer it.

كيث بارى: كيث بارى: حسناً، أخبرهم... أجب، أجب

Questions and answers

Is there another word for 'answer'?

Yes, 'radd' (ردّ) can also mean answer or reply, especially in a more formal context or when referring to a response.

How do I say 'answer the phone'?

You say 'أجاب على الهاتف' (ajāba ʿalā al-hātif).