دعا

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Arabic

Root
د ع و (d-ʕ-w)

Pronunciation

Verb

دَعَا • (daʕā) I, non-past يَدْعُو‎ (yadʕū)

  1. to call
  2. to invite, to summon
  3. to call up
  4. to call upon, to appeal to, to urge
  5. to challenge, to induce

Conjugation

Conjugation of
دَعَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns دُعَاء or دَعْوَة)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
duʕāʔ or daʕwa
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
dāʕin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
madʕuww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
daʕawtu
daʕawta
دَعَا

daʕā
daʕawtumā
daʕawā
daʕawnā
daʕawtum
daʕaw
f
daʕawti
daʕat
daʕatā
daʕawtunna
daʕawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔadʕū
tadʕū
yadʕū
tadʕuwāni
yadʕuwāni
nadʕū
tadʕūna
yadʕūna
f
tadʕīna
tadʕū
tadʕuwāni
tadʕūna
yadʕūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔadʕuwa
tadʕuwa
yadʕuwa
tadʕuwā
yadʕuwā
nadʕuwa
tadʕū
yadʕū
f
tadʕī
tadʕuwa
tadʕuwā
tadʕūna
yadʕūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔadʕu
tadʕu
yadʕu
tadʕuwā
yadʕuwā
nadʕu
tadʕū
yadʕū
f
tadʕī
tadʕu
tadʕuwā
tadʕūna
yadʕūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
udʕu
udʕuwā
udʕū
f
udʕī
udʕūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
duʕītu
duʕīta
duʕiya
duʕītumā
duʕiyā
duʕīnā
duʕītum
duʕū
f
duʕīti
duʕiyat
duʕiyatā
duʕītunna
duʕīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔudʕā
tudʕā
yudʕā
tudʕayāni
yudʕayāni
nudʕā
tudʕawna
yudʕawna
f
tudʕayna
tudʕā
tudʕayāni
tudʕayna
yudʕayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔudʕā
tudʕā
yudʕā
tudʕayā
yudʕayā
nudʕā
tudʕaw
yudʕaw
f
tudʕay
tudʕā
tudʕayā
tudʕayna
yudʕayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔudʕa
tudʕa
yudʕa
tudʕayā
yudʕayā
nudʕa
tudʕaw
yudʕaw
f
tudʕay
tudʕa
tudʕayā
tudʕayna
yudʕayna

Descendants

  • Maltese: dagħa
  • → Swahili: dai

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دعا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
د ع و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

Verb

دعا • (daʕa) I (non-past يدعي (yidʕi))

  1. to pray (verbally)
    ادعي إنه تكون درجتك كويسة
    adʕi innu tikūn darajatak kuwaysa
    pray that your grade is good

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دعا (daʕa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دعيت (daʕēt) دعيت (daʕēt) دعا (daʕa) دعينا (daʕēna) دعيتوا (daʕētu) دعوا (daʕu)
f دعيتي (daʕēti) دعت (daʕat)
non-past m أدعي (ʔadʕi) تدعي (tidʕi) يدعي (yidʕi) ندعي (nidʕi) تدعوا (tidʕu) يدعوا (yidʕu)
f تدعي (tidʕi) تدعي (tidʕi)
imperative m ادعي (adʕi) ادعوا (adʕu)
f ادعي (adʕi)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ع ي
1 term

From Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʕa/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

دعا • (dʕa) I (non-past يدعي (yidʕi))

  1. to call upon God, to pray
    1. to curse
  2. to sue (to file a legal action)
    دعاوني فالمحكمة على قبل مضاربة السيمانة الفايتة.
    dʕāwni f-el-maḥkama ʕla qibal mḍārbat es-simāna l-fāyta
    They sued me in court for last week's fight.

Conjugation

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ).

Noun

دعا • (du'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? du'ā
Dari reading? do'ā, duwā
Iranian reading? do'â
Tajik reading? duʾo

Noun

Dari دعا
Iranian Persian
Tajik дуъо

دعا • (do'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دعا (du’ā), from Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

دُعا • (du'ā) f (Hindi spelling दुआ)

  1. prayer, supplication
    Antonym: لَعَنَت (la'anat, “curse”)
    آپ کی دُعا ― āp kī du'ā ― It's your prayer (it's thanks to you); I'm fine, thanks
  2. hope, wish
    Synonym: خْواہِش (xāhiś)

Declension

Declension of دعا
singular plural
direct دُعا (du’ā) دُعائیں (du’āẽ)
oblique دُعا (du’ā) دُعاؤں (du’āõ)
vocative دُعا (du’ā) دُعاؤ (du’āo)

References

  • “دعا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دعا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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