دعا

Arabic
Root
د ع و‎ (d-ʕ-w)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da.ʕaː/

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
دَعَوْتُمَا‎

daʕawtumā
daʕawā
daʕawnā
daʕawtum
daʕaw
f
daʕawti
daʕat
دَعَتَا‎

daʕatā
daʕawtunna
daʕawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʔadʕū
tadʕū
yadʕū
تَدْعُوَانِ‎

tadʕuwāni
يَدْعُوَانِ‎

yadʕuwāni
nadʕū
tadʕūna
yadʕūna
f
tadʕīna
tadʕū
تَدْعُوَانِ‎

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
دُعِيتُمَا‎

duʕītumā
دُعِيَا‎

duʕiyā
duʕīnā
duʕītum
duʕū
f
duʕīti
duʕiyat
دُعِيَتَا‎

duʕiyatā
duʕītunna
duʕīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʔudʕā
tudʕā
yudʕā
تُدْعَيَانِ‎

tudʕayāni
يُدْعَيَانِ‎

yudʕayāni
nudʕā
tudʕawna
yudʕawna
f
tudʕayna
tudʕā
تُدْعَيَانِ‎

tudʕayāni
tudʕayna
yudʕayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʔudʕā
tudʕā
yudʕā
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʕayā
يُدْعَيَا‎

yudʕayā
nudʕā
tudʕaw
yudʕaw
f
tudʕay
tudʕā
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʕayā
tudʕayna
yudʕayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʔudʕa
tudʕa
yudʕa
تُدْعَيَا‎

tudʕayā
يُدْعَيَا‎

yudʕayā
nudʕa
tudʕaw
yudʕaw
f
tudʕay
tudʕa
تُدْعَيَا‎

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

Etymology

From Arabic دَعَا‎ (daʕā).

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 (daʕā).

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 (duʕāʔ).

Noun

دعا • (du'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء‎ (duʕāʔ).

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 (duʕāʔ).

Pronunciation

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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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