जाब

See also: जब, जीब, and जेब

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb). Compare Gujarati જવાબ (javāb), Hindustani جَوَاب (javāb) / जवाब (javāb), Punjabi ਜਵਾਬ (javāb) / جَواب, Bengali জবাব (jobab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zab/

Noun

ज़ाब • (j̈āb) m

1. answer, explanation

   Synonym: उत्तर (uttar)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जाब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जाब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जाब,ज्वाब”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).