call
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Most common words from the same root
Noun
دَعْوَى
assertion
دَعَا in English
Verb · Form I
- to call
- to invite, to summon
- to call up
- to call upon, to appeal to, to urge
ويُصِرُّ العَالِم أيضًا أن الإسلام يدعو المؤمنين إلى الرحمة بالآخرين.The scholar also insists that Islam calls on believers to be merciful to others.
- to challenge, to induce
- to pray, to invoke God, to supplicate
Words from the root د-ع-و
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
دَعَا
· present يَدْعُو
Form I · The plain action
to call; to invite, to summon; to call up
دُعَاء
call
reason
دَاعٍ
one who calls
مَدْعُوّ
passive participle of دَعَا
مَدْعُوّ
invitee
دِعَايَة
advertising
تَدَاعَى
· present يَتَدَاعَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to coincide, to fall together, to collapse, to sink into oneself
تَدَاعٍ
verbal noun of تَدَاعَى
مُتَدَاعٍ
مُتَدَاعًى
اِدَّعَى
· present يَدَّعِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to claim, to pretend, to allege, to maintain; to accuse; to prosecute
اِسْتَدْعَى
· present يَسْتَدْعِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to call for; to summon, evocate; to arraign
اِسْتِدْعَاء
summoning
مُسْتَدْعٍ
مُسْتَدْعًى
مُدَّعًى عَلَيْهِ
defendant
مُدَّعًى عَلَيْهِ
defendant
دِعَائِيّ
propagandistic
دَعَا conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | دَعَوْتُ | أَدْعُو | أَدْعُوَ | أَدْعُ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | دَعَوْتَ | تَدْعُو | تَدْعُوَ | تَدْعُ | اُدْعُ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | دَعَوْتِ | تَدْعِينَ | تَدْعِي | تَدْعِي | اُدْعِي |
| هُوَ he | دَعَا | يَدْعُو | يَدْعُوَ | يَدْعُ | — |
| هِيَ she | دَعَتْ | تَدْعُو | تَدْعُوَ | تَدْعُ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | دَعَوْتُمَا | تَدْعُوَانِ | تَدْعُوَا | تَدْعُوَا | اُدْعُوَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | دَعَوَا | يَدْعُوَانِ | يَدْعُوَا | يَدْعُوَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | دَعَتَا | تَدْعُوَانِ | تَدْعُوَا | تَدْعُوَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | دَعَوْنَا | نَدْعُو | نَدْعُوَ | نَدْعُ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | دَعَوْتُمْ | تَدْعُونَ | تَدْعُوا | تَدْعُوا | اُدْعُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | دَعَوْتُنَّ | تَدْعُونَ | تَدْعُونَ | تَدْعُونَ | اُدْعُونَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | دَعَوْا | يَدْعُونَ | يَدْعُوا | يَدْعُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | دَعَوْنَ | يَدْعُونَ | يَدْعُونَ | يَدْعُونَ | — |
| Verbal noun | دُعَاء، دَعْوَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | دَاعٍ |
| Passive participle | مَدْعُوّ |
دَعَا in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to call upon
ويُصِرُّ العَالِم أيضًا أن الإسلام يدعو المؤمنين إلى الرحمة بالآخرين.The scholar also insists that Islam calls on believers to be merciful to others.
From a fully vowelled text
لاَ تَدَعْ سَاحِرَةً تَعِيشُ.Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.Exodus 22:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
ثُمَّ وَلَدَتِ ابْنَةً وَدَعَتِ اسْمَهَا «دِينَةَ».And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.Genesis 30:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَنَّ الرَّبَّ دَعَا صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا».That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.1 Samuel 3:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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