داع

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Arabic

Root
د ع و (d ʕ w)
16 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of دَعَا (daʕā, “to call”)

Pronunciation

Noun

دَاعٍ • (dāʕin) m (plural دَاعُونَ (dāʕūna) or دُعَاةٌ (duʕātun), feminine دَاعِيَةٌ (dāʕiyatun))

  1. one who calls, invites
  2. preacher

Declension

Declension of noun دَاعٍ (dāʕin)
Singular Masculine Feminine
singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَاعِي
dāʕī 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī 		دَاعِيَة
dāʕiya 		الدَّاعِيَة
ad-dāʕiya 		دَاعِيَة
dāʕiyat
Nominative دَاعٍ
dāʕin 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī 		دَاعِيَةٌ
dāʕiyatun 		الدَّاعِيَةُ
ad-dāʕiyatu 		دَاعِيَةُ
dāʕiyatu
Accusative دَاعِيًا
dāʕiyan 		الدَّاعِيَ
ad-dāʕiya 		دَاعِيَ
dāʕiya 		دَاعِيَةً
dāʕiyatan 		الدَّاعِيَةَ
ad-dāʕiyata 		دَاعِيَةَ
dāʕiyata
Genitive دَاعٍ
dāʕin 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī 		دَاعِيَةٍ
dāʕiyatin 		الدَّاعِيَةِ
ad-dāʕiyati 		دَاعِيَةِ
dāʕiyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَاعِيَيْن
dāʕiyayn 		الدَّاعِيَيْن
ad-dāʕiyayn 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay 		دَاعِيَتَيْن
dāʕiyatayn 		الدَّاعِيَتَيْن
ad-dāʕiyatayn 		دَاعِيَتَيْ
dāʕiyatay
Nominative دَاعِيَانِ
dāʕiyāni 		الدَّاعِيَانِ
ad-dāʕiyāni 		دَاعِيَا
dāʕiyā 		دَاعِيَتَانِ
dāʕiyatāni 		الدَّاعِيَتَانِ
ad-dāʕiyatāni 		دَاعِيَتَا
dāʕiyatā
Accusative دَاعِيَيْنِ
dāʕiyayni 		الدَّاعِيَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyayni 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay 		دَاعِيَتَيْنِ
dāʕiyatayni 		الدَّاعِيَتَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyatayni 		دَاعِيَتَيْ
dāʕiyatay
Genitive دَاعِيَيْنِ
dāʕiyayni 		الدَّاعِيَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyayni 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay 		دَاعِيَتَيْنِ
dāʕiyatayni 		الدَّاعِيَتَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyatayni 		دَاعِيَتَيْ
dāʕiyatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَاعِين‎; دُعَاة
dāʕīn‎; duʕāt 		الدَّاعِين‎; الدُّعَاة
ad-dāʕīn‎; ad-duʕāt 		دَاعِي‎; دُعَاة
dāʕī‎; duʕāt 		دَاعِيَات
dāʕiyāt 		الدَّاعِيَات
ad-dāʕiyāt 		دَاعِيَات
dāʕiyāt
Nominative دَاعُونَ‎; دُعَاةٌ
dāʕūna‎; duʕātun 		الدَّاعُونَ‎; الدُّعَاةُ
ad-dāʕūna‎; ad-duʕātu 		دَاعُو‎; دُعَاةُ
dāʕū‎; duʕātu 		دَاعِيَاتٌ
dāʕiyātun 		الدَّاعِيَاتُ
ad-dāʕiyātu 		دَاعِيَاتُ
dāʕiyātu
Accusative دَاعِينَ‎; دُعَاةً
dāʕīna‎; duʕātan 		الدَّاعِينَ‎; الدُّعَاةَ
ad-dāʕīna‎; ad-duʕāta 		دَاعِي‎; دُعَاةَ
dāʕī‎; duʕāta 		دَاعِيَاتٍ
dāʕiyātin 		الدَّاعِيَاتِ
ad-dāʕiyāti 		دَاعِيَاتِ
dāʕiyāti
Genitive دَاعِينَ‎; دُعَاةٍ
dāʕīna‎; duʕātin 		الدَّاعِينَ‎; الدُّعَاةِ
ad-dāʕīna‎; ad-duʕāti 		دَاعِي‎; دُعَاةِ
dāʕī‎; duʕāti 		دَاعِيَاتٍ
dāʕiyātin 		الدَّاعِيَاتِ
ad-dāʕiyāti 		دَاعِيَاتِ
dāʕiyāti

Noun

دَاعٍ • (dāʕin) m (plural دَوَاعٍ (dawāʕin))

  1. reason, need to do something
    لَا دَاعِيَ لِـ ― lā dāʕiya li- ― there is no need to ...
    لا دَاعِيَ أن نتساءل هل ستكون النتائج جيدة أم لا.
    There is no need to wonder whether the results will be good or not.
    • 2007, Ilʹjá Frank with Jevgénija Safónova, Denís Nekljúdov, “هي والطبيب [She and the Doctor]”, in Ара́бский язы́к с Джохо́й - Ме́тод чте́ния Ильи́ Фра́нка (Arábskij jazýk s Džoxój - Métod čténija Ilʹí Fránka) [The Arabic language with Joha - The Reading Method by Ilya Frank] (overall work in Russian):
      عُدْ يَا جُحَا... لَقَدْ زَالَ الْأَلَمُ... لَا دَاعِيَ لِإِحْضَارِ الطَّبِيبِ...
      ʕud yā juḥā... laqad zāla l-ʔalamu... lā dāʕiya liʔiḥḍāri ṭ-ṭabībi...
      Come back, Joha ... the pain is gone ... there is no need to bring the doctor ...

Declension

Declension of noun دَاعٍ (dāʕin)
Singular singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَاعِي
dāʕī 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī
Nominative دَاعٍ
dāʕin 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī
Accusative دَاعِيًا
dāʕiyan 		الدَّاعِيَ
ad-dāʕiya 		دَاعِيَ
dāʕiya
Genitive دَاعٍ
dāʕin 		الدَّاعِي
ad-dāʕī 		دَاعِي
dāʕī
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَاعِيَيْن
dāʕiyayn 		الدَّاعِيَيْن
ad-dāʕiyayn 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay
Nominative دَاعِيَانِ
dāʕiyāni 		الدَّاعِيَانِ
ad-dāʕiyāni 		دَاعِيَا
dāʕiyā
Accusative دَاعِيَيْنِ
dāʕiyayni 		الدَّاعِيَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyayni 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay
Genitive دَاعِيَيْنِ
dāʕiyayni 		الدَّاعِيَيْنِ
ad-dāʕiyayni 		دَاعِيَيْ
dāʕiyay
Plural broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَوَاعِي
dawāʕī 		الدَّوَاعِي
ad-dawāʕī 		دَوَاعِي
dawāʕī
Nominative دَوَاعٍ
dawāʕin 		الدَّوَاعِي
ad-dawāʕī 		دَوَاعِي
dawāʕī
Accusative دَوَاعِيَ
dawāʕiya 		الدَّوَاعِيَ
ad-dawāʕiya 		دَوَاعِيَ
dawāʕiya
Genitive دَوَاعٍ
dawāʕin 		الدَّوَاعِي
ad-dawāʕī 		دَوَاعِي
dawāʕī

References

  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “داع”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “داع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “لوح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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