জবাব

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb). Cognate with Hindustani جواب (jvāb) / जवाब (javāb), Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Marathi जाब (jāb), Punjabi ਜਵਾਬ (javāb).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔbab/, [ˈdʑɔbab]
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Noun

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জবাব (jobab)

  1. answer; reply
    Synonym: উত্তর (uttor)
  2. explanation
    Synonym: ব্যাখ্যা (bêkkha)
    এই কাজের জন্য তোমাকে জবাব দিতে হবে
    ei kajer jonno tōmake jobab dite hobe
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Inflection

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Inflection of জবাব
nominative জবাব
jobab
objective জবাব / জবাবকে
jobab (semantically general or indefinite) / jobabke (semantically definite)
genitive জবাবের
jobaber
locative জবাবে
jobabe
Indefinite forms
nominative জবাব
jobab
objective জবাব / জবাবকে
jobab (semantically general or indefinite) / jobabke (semantically definite)
genitive জবাবের
jobaber
locative জবাবে
jobabe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জবাবটা , জবাবটি
jobabṭa (colloquial), jobabṭi (formal)
জবাবগুলা, জবাবগুলো
jobabgula (colloquial), jobabgulo (formal)
objective জবাবটা, জবাবটি
jobabṭa (colloquial), jobabṭi (formal)
জবাবগুলা, জবাবগুলো
jobabgula (colloquial), jobabgulo (formal)
genitive জবাবটার, জবাবটির
jobabṭar (colloquial), jobabṭir (formal)
জবাবগুলার, জবাবগুলোর
jobabgular (colloquial), jobabgulor (formal)
locative জবাবটাতে / জবাবটায়, জবাবটিতে
jobabṭate / jobabṭay (colloquial), jobabṭite (formal)
জবাবগুলাতে / জবাবগুলায়, জবাবগুলোতে
jobabgulate / jobabgulay (colloquial), jobabgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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