savab

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic ثَوَاب‎ (ṯawāb). Compare Bashkir сауап (savap).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɑˈvɑb]
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧vab

Noun

savab (definite accusative savabı, plural savablar)

  1. (Islam) sawab
    Savab qazanmaq üçün nə etməli? ― What should one do to earn sawab?
    • 1899, Nariman Narimanov, Türk-Azərbaycan diliniŋ müxtəsər sərf-nəhvi [Concise grammar of the Azerbaijani Turkic language] 21:
      فقیرلر ایچون آزارخانه تیکمك ثوابدر.‎
      Fəqirlər içün azarxana tikmək savabdur.
      It is sawab to build a hospital for the poor.
  2. good deed
    savab qazanmaq ― to perform good deeds, to achieve good things

Adjective

savab (comparative daha savab, superlative ən savab)

  1. good
    Synonyms: yaxşı, xeyirli
    savab iş ― a good deed
    Savab iş görürsən, maşallah! ― You're doing a good deed, mashallah!
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