Jawab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jawab is a noun meaning (India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
Meaning
(India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
More Meanings
- (India) Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
Example Sentences
Flanking the mausoleum […] are two symmetrically identical buildings — the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance.
Word Forms
- jawabs
- jawaub
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rejoinder, jawbation, wipe, jibe, comeback, slang.
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