دعوة

See also: دعوه‎ and دعوى‎

Arabic

Root
د ع و‎ (d-ʕ-w)

Etymology

From the root د ع و‎ (d-ʕ-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʕ.wa/

Noun

دَعْوَة • (daʕwa) f (plural دَعَوَات‎ (daʕawāt))

  1. verbal noun of دَعَا‎ (daʕā) (form I)
    ‏شُكْرًا عَلَى دَعْوَتِكَ لَنَا إِلَى الْمَقْهَى.‎‎
    šukran ʕalā daʕwatika lanā ʔila l-maqhā.
    Thank you for inviting us to the café.
  2. instance noun of دَعَا‎ (daʕā)
  3. call; call to action
  4. invitation
  5. preaching, proselytization, evangelization, missionization
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14:
      ‏لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ‎
      lahu daʕwatu l-ḥaqqi
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Descendants

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

See also

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