دعا

Arabic
Root
د ع و‎ (d-ʿ-w)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da.ʕaː/

Verb

دَعَا • (daʿā) I, non-past يَدْعُو‎‎ (yadʿū)

  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
duʿāʾ or daʿwa
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
dāʿin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
madʿuww
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
daʿawtu
daʿawta
دَعَا

daʿā
دَعَوْتُمَا‎

daʿawtumā
daʿawā
daʿawnā
daʿawtum
daʿaw
f
daʿawti
daʿat
دَعَتَا‎

daʿatā
daʿawtunna
daʿawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʾadʿū
tadʿū
yadʿū
تَدْعُوَانِ‎

tadʿuwāni
يَدْعُوَانِ‎

yadʿuwāni
nadʿū
tadʿūna
yadʿūna
f
tadʿīna
tadʿū
تَدْعُوَانِ‎

tadʿuwāni
tadʿūna
yadʿūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾadʿuwa
tadʿuwa
yadʿuwa
tadʿuwā
yadʿuwā
nadʿuwa
tadʿū
yadʿū
f
tadʿī
tadʿuwa
tadʿuwā
tadʿūna
yadʿūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾadʿu
tadʿu
yadʿu
tadʿuwā
yadʿuwā
nadʿu
tadʿū
yadʿū
f
tadʿī
tadʿu
tadʿuwā
tadʿūna
yadʿūna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
udʿu
udʿuwā
udʿū
f
udʿī
udʿūna
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
duʿītu
duʿīta
duʿiya
دُعِيتُمَا‎

duʿītumā
دُعِيَا‎

duʿiyā
duʿīnā
duʿītum
duʿū
f
duʿīti
duʿiyat
دُعِيَتَا‎

duʿiyatā
duʿītunna
duʿīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʾudʿā
tudʿā
yudʿā
تُدْعَيَانِ‎

tudʿayāni
يُدْعَيَانِ‎

yudʿayāni
nudʿā
tudʿawna
yudʿawna
f
tudʿayna
tudʿā
تُدْعَيَانِ‎

tudʿayāni
tudʿayna
yudʿayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾudʿā
tudʿā
yudʿā
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʿayā
يُدْعَيَا‎

yudʿayā
nudʿā
tudʿaw
yudʿaw
f
tudʿay
tudʿā
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʿayā
tudʿayna
yudʿayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾudʿa
tudʿa
yudʿa
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʿayā
يُدْعَيَا‎

yudʿayā
nudʿa
tudʿaw
yudʿaw
f
tudʿay
tudʿa
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʿayā
tudʿayna
yudʿayna

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

Etymology

From Arabic دَعَا‎ (daʿā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daʕa/

Verb

دعا • (daʿa) (form I, non-past يدعي‎ (yidʿi))

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of دعا
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دعيت‎ (daʿēt) دعيت‎ (daʿēt) دعا (daʿa) دعينا‎ (daʿēna) دعيتوا‎ (daʿētu) دعوا‎ (daʿu)
f دعيتي‎ (daʿēti) دعت‎ (daʿat)
non-past m أدعي‎ (adʿi) تدعي‎ (tidʿi) يدعي‎ (yidʿi) ندعي‎ (nidʿi) تدعوا‎ (tidʿu) يدعوا‎ (yidʿu)
f تدعي‎ (tidʿi) تدعي‎ (tidʿi)
imperative m ادعي‎ (adʿi) ادعوا‎ (adʿu)
f ادعي‎ (adʿi)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology
Root
د ع ي‎
1 term

From Arabic دَعَا‎ (daʿā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʕa/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

دعا • (dʕa) (form 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 (duʿāʾ).

Noun

دعا • (du'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء‎ (duʿāʾ).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /duˈʔɔ/

Noun
Dari دعا
Iranian Persian
Tajik дуъо (duʾo)

دعا • (do'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ʊ.(ʔ)ɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: دُ‧عا

Noun

دُعا • (du’ā) f (Hindi spelling दुआ)

  1. prayer, supplication
    Antonym: لَعَنَت‎ (la’anat, “curse”)
  2. hope, wish
    Synonym: خواہش‎ (xvāhiś)

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 (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دعا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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