استجواب

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Nişanyan considers the word a 19th century pseudo-Arabism, derived from ج و ب (j w b), however the word does appear in Wehr's dictionary of 20th century Arabic.

Noun

استجواب • (isticvab)

  1. questioning; interrogation

Descendants
  • Turkish: isticvap

Further reading
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “isticvab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “isticvap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “جوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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