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Where does “जवाब” come from?

जवाब (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian جواب, from Arabic جَوَاب — answer, reply.

जवाब (Hindi): answer, reply, response

Definitions

  1. answer, reply, response

Ancestry of “जवाब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجواب—
2Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply

Words derived from “जवाब”

  • జవాబు
  • लाजवाब
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