دعوة

دعوة

See also: دعوه‎ and دعوى‎

Arabic

Root
د ع و‎ (d-ʿ-w)

Etymology

From the root د ع و‎ (d-ʿ-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʕ.wa/

Noun

دَعْوَة • (daʿwa) f (plural دَعَوَات‎ (daʿawāt))

1. verbal noun of دَعَا‎ (daʿā) (form I)

   ‏شُكْرًا عَلَى دَعْوَتِكَ لَنَا إِلَى الْمَقْهَى.‎‎

   šukran ʿalā daʿwatika lanā ʾila l-maqhā.

   Thank you for inviting us to the café.

2. instance noun of دَعَا‎ (daʿā)
3. call; call to action
4. invitation
5. preaching, proselytization, evangelization, missionization
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14:

     ‏لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ‎

     lahu daʿwatu l-ḥaqqi

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun دَعْوَة (daʿwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَعْوَة daʿwa	الدَّعْوَة‎ ad-daʿwa	دَعْوَة daʿwat
Nominative	دَعْوَةٌ daʿwatun	الدَّعْوَةُ‎ ad-daʿwatu	دَعْوَةُ daʿwatu
Accusative	دَعْوَةً daʿwatan	الدَّعْوَةَ‎ ad-daʿwata	دَعْوَةَ daʿwata
Genitive	دَعْوَةٍ daʿwatin	الدَّعْوَةِ‎ ad-daʿwati	دَعْوَةِ daʿwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَعْوَتَيْن‎ daʿwatayn	الدَّعْوَتَيْن‎ ad-daʿwatayn	دَعْوَتَيْ‎ daʿwatay
Nominative	دَعْوَتَانِ‎ daʿwatāni	الدَّعْوَتَانِ‎ ad-daʿwatāni	دَعْوَتَا‎ daʿwatā
Accusative	دَعْوَتَيْنِ‎ daʿwatayni	الدَّعْوَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daʿwatayni	دَعْوَتَيْ‎ daʿwatay
Genitive	دَعْوَتَيْنِ‎ daʿwatayni	الدَّعْوَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daʿwatayni	دَعْوَتَيْ‎ daʿwatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَعَوَات‎ daʿawāt	الدَّعَوَات‎ ad-daʿawāt	دَعَوَات‎ daʿawāt
Nominative	دَعَوَاتٌ‎ daʿawātun	الدَّعَوَاتُ‎ ad-daʿawātu	دَعَوَاتُ‎ daʿawātu
Accusative	دَعَوَاتٍ‎ daʿawātin	الدَّعَوَاتِ‎ ad-daʿawāti	دَعَوَاتِ‎ daʿawāti
Genitive	دَعَوَاتٍ‎ daʿawātin	الدَّعَوَاتِ‎ ad-daʿawāti	دَعَوَاتِ‎ daʿawāti

Related terms

• دَاعٍ‎ (dāʿin)

Descendants

• → English: dawah
• → Lishana Deni: דעוא‎ (daʿwa, “invitation to a wedding”)
• → Ottoman Turkish: دعوت‎ (da'vet)
  • Turkish: davet
• → Persian: دَعوَت‎ (da'vat)
  • → Gujarati: દાવત (dāvat)
  • → Hindustani: dāvat

    Hindi: दावत

    Urdu: دَعْوَت‎

  • → Marwari: दावत (dāvat)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi: ਦਾਵਤ (dāvat), ਦਾਅਵਤ (dāavat), ਦਾਹਵਤ (dāhvat)

    Shahmukhi: دَعْوَت‎ (daʻvat)

  • → Sindhi:

    Arabic: دَعَوَتَ‎

    Devanagari: दावत

See also

• تَبْشِير‎ (tabšīr)
• أَسْلَمَة‎ (ʾaslama)
• تَنْصِير‎ (tanṣīr)
• تَهْوِيد‎ (tahwīd)
• تَكْفِير‎ (takfīr)