دعاء

دعاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ع و‎ (d-ʿ-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.ʕaːʔ/

Noun

دُعَاء • (duʿāʾ) m (dual دُعَاءَانِ‎ (duʿāʾāni), plural أَدْعِيَة‎ (ʾadʿiya))

1. verbal noun of دَعَا‎ (daʿā) (form I)
2. call, prayer, invocation, supplication
3. request, plea
4. good wishes
5. imprecation, curse

Declension

Declension of noun دُعَاء (duʿāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُعَاء duʿāʾ	الدُّعَاء‎ ad-duʿāʾ	دُعَاء duʿāʾ
Nominative	دُعَاءٌ duʿāʾun	الدُّعَاءُ‎ ad-duʿāʾu	دُعَاءُ duʿāʾu
Accusative	دُعَاءً duʿāʾan	الدُّعَاءَ‎ ad-duʿāʾa	دُعَاءَ duʿāʾa
Genitive	دُعَاءٍ duʿāʾin	الدُّعَاءِ‎ ad-duʿāʾi	دُعَاءِ duʿāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُعَاءَيْن‎ duʿāʾayn	الدُّعَاءَيْن‎ ad-duʿāʾayn	دُعَاءَيْ‎ duʿāʾay
Nominative	دُعَاءَانِ‎ duʿāʾāni	الدُّعَاءَانِ‎ ad-duʿāʾāni	دُعَاءَا‎ duʿāʾā
Accusative	دُعَاءَيْنِ‎ duʿāʾayni	الدُّعَاءَيْنِ‎ ad-duʿāʾayni	دُعَاءَيْ‎ duʿāʾay
Genitive	دُعَاءَيْنِ‎ duʿāʾayni	الدُّعَاءَيْنِ‎ ad-duʿāʾayni	دُعَاءَيْ‎ duʿāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَدْعِيَة‎ ʾadʿiya	الْأَدْعِيَة‎ al-ʾadʿiya	أَدْعِيَة‎ ʾadʿiyat
Nominative	أَدْعِيَةٌ‎ ʾadʿiyatun	الْأَدْعِيَةُ‎ al-ʾadʿiyatu	أَدْعِيَةُ‎ ʾadʿiyatu
Accusative	أَدْعِيَةً‎ ʾadʿiyatan	الْأَدْعِيَةَ‎ al-ʾadʿiyata	أَدْعِيَةَ‎ ʾadʿiyata
Genitive	أَدْعِيَةٍ‎ ʾadʿiyatin	الْأَدْعِيَةِ‎ al-ʾadʿiyati	أَدْعِيَةِ‎ ʾadʿiyati

Descendants

• → Adyghe: дыухьэ (dəwḥă), дэуахьы (dăwāḥə)
• → Assamese: দোৱা (düa)
• → Bashkir: доға (doğa)
• → Hausa: àddu'ā̀
• → Hindi: दुआ (duā)
• → Indonesian: doa
• → Persian: دعا‎ (do'â)
• → Tajik: дуъо (duʾo)
• → Turkish: dua
• → Urdu: دعا‎ (du'ā)