دُعَاء
call
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Highlights
Plural
دَعَوَات
Most common words from the same root
Noun
دَعْوَى
assertion
دَعْوَة in English
Noun · feminine
Verbal noun of دَعَا (to call): the act or idea of the verb.
- instance noun of دَعَا (daʕā)
- call; call to action
عَارَضُوا دَعْوَتَهُ وَسَعَوْا لِقَتْلِهِ.They opposed his call and sought to kill him.
- invitation
- preaching, proselytization, evangelization, missionization
لَهُۥ دَعْوَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَـٰسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ وَمَا دُعَاءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَـٰلٍTo Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus].1 And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e., futility].609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14
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
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
دَعْوَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | دَعْوَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | دَعَوَات |
دَعْوَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
call
عَارَضُوا دَعْوَتَهُ وَسَعَوْا لِقَتْلِهِ.They opposed his call and sought to kill him.
preaching
لَهُۥ دَعْوَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَـٰسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ وَمَا دُعَاءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَـٰلٍTo Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus].1 And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e., futility].609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14
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