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						دُعَاء or دَعْوَة duʕāʔ or daʕwa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَاعٍ dāʕin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْعُوّ 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	دَعَوْتُ daʕawtu	دَعَوْتَ daʕawta	دَعَا daʕā		دَعَوْتُمَا daʕawtumā	دَعَوَا daʕawā		دَعَوْنَا daʕawnā	دَعَوْتُمْ daʕawtum	دَعَوْا daʕaw
	f		دَعَوْتِ daʕawti	دَعَتْ daʕat			دَعَتَا daʕatā			دَعَوْتُنَّ daʕawtunna	دَعَوْنَ daʕawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْعُو ʔadʕū	تَدْعُو tadʕū	يَدْعُو yadʕū		تَدْعُوَانِ tadʕuwāni	يَدْعُوَانِ yadʕuwāni		نَدْعُو nadʕū	تَدْعُونَ tadʕūna	يَدْعُونَ yadʕūna
	f		تَدْعِينَ tadʕīna	تَدْعُو tadʕū			تَدْعُوَانِ tadʕuwāni			تَدْعُونَ tadʕūna	يَدْعُونَ yadʕūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْعُوَ ʔadʕuwa	تَدْعُوَ tadʕuwa	يَدْعُوَ yadʕuwa		تَدْعُوَا tadʕuwā	يَدْعُوَا yadʕuwā		نَدْعُوَ nadʕuwa	تَدْعُوا tadʕū	يَدْعُوا yadʕū
	f		تَدْعِي tadʕī	تَدْعُوَ tadʕuwa			تَدْعُوَا tadʕuwā			تَدْعُونَ tadʕūna	يَدْعُونَ yadʕūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْعُ ʔadʕu	تَدْعُ tadʕu	يَدْعُ yadʕu		تَدْعُوَا tadʕuwā	يَدْعُوَا yadʕuwā		نَدْعُ nadʕu	تَدْعُوا tadʕū	يَدْعُوا yadʕū
	f		تَدْعِي tadʕī	تَدْعُ tadʕu			تَدْعُوَا tadʕuwā			تَدْعُونَ tadʕūna	يَدْعُونَ yadʕūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُدْعُ udʕu			اُدْعُوَا udʕuwā				اُدْعُوا udʕū
	f		اُدْعِي udʕī							اُدْعُونَ 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	دُعِيتُ duʕītu	دُعِيتَ duʕīta	دُعِيَ duʕiya		دُعِيتُمَا duʕītumā	دُعِيَا duʕiyā		دُعِينَا duʕīnā	دُعِيتُمْ duʕītum	دُعُوا duʕū
	f		دُعِيتِ duʕīti	دُعِيَتْ duʕiyat			دُعِيَتَا duʕiyatā			دُعِيتُنَّ duʕītunna	دُعِينَ duʕīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدْعَى ʔudʕā	تُدْعَى tudʕā	يُدْعَى yudʕā		تُدْعَيَانِ tudʕayāni	يُدْعَيَانِ yudʕayāni		نُدْعَى nudʕā	تُدْعَوْنَ tudʕawna	يُدْعَوْنَ yudʕawna
	f		تُدْعَيْنَ tudʕayna	تُدْعَى tudʕā			تُدْعَيَانِ tudʕayāni			تُدْعَيْنَ tudʕayna	يُدْعَيْنَ yudʕayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدْعَى ʔudʕā	تُدْعَى tudʕā	يُدْعَى yudʕā		تُدْعَيَا tudʕayā	يُدْعَيَا yudʕayā		نُدْعَى nudʕā	تُدْعَوْا tudʕaw	يُدْعَوْا yudʕaw
	f		تُدْعَيْ tudʕay	تُدْعَى tudʕā			تُدْعَيَا tudʕayā			تُدْعَيْنَ tudʕayna	يُدْعَيْنَ yudʕayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدْعَ ʔudʕa	تُدْعَ tudʕa	يُدْعَ yudʕa		تُدْعَيَا tudʕayā	يُدْعَيَا yudʕayā		نُدْعَ nudʕa	تُدْعَوْا tudʕaw	يُدْعَوْا yudʕaw
	f		تُدْعَيْ tudʕay	تُدْعَ tudʕa			تُدْعَيَا tudʕayā			تُدْعَيْنَ tudʕayna	يُدْعَيْنَ 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
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ʕa/

Verb

دعا • (daʕa) I (non-past يدعي (yidʕi))

1. to pray (verbally)

   ادعي إنه تكون درجتك كويسة

   adʕi innu tikūn darajatak kuwaysa

   pray that your grade is good

Conjugation

Conjugation of دعا (daʕa)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	دعيت (daʕēt)	دعيت (daʕēt)	دعا (daʕa)		دعينا (daʕēna)	دعيتوا (daʕētu)	دعوا (daʕu)
	f		دعيتي (daʕēti)	دعت (daʕat)
non-past	m	أدعي (ʔadʕi)	تدعي (tidʕi)	يدعي (yidʕi)		ندعي (nidʕi)	تدعوا (tidʕu)	يدعوا (yidʕu)
	f		تدعي (tidʕi)	تدعي (tidʕi)
imperative	m		ادعي (adʕi)				ادعوا (adʕu)
	f		ادعي (adʕi)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ع ي
1 term

From Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʕa/

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Verb

دعا • (dʕa) 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [du.ˈʔɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o̞.ʔɑ́ː], [d̪ʊ.wɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o̞.ʔɑ́ː], [d̪ʊ.wɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.wɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o.ʔɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.ʔɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	du'ā
Dari reading?	do'ā, duwā
Iranian reading?	do'â
Tajik reading?	duʾo

Noun

Dari	دعا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дуъо

دعا • (do'â)

1. prayer
2. blessing
3. benediction

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.(ʔ)ɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: دُ‧عا

Noun

دُعا • (du'ā) f (Hindi spelling दुआ)

1. prayer, supplication

   Antonym: لَعَنَت (la'anat, “curse”)

   آپ کی دُعا ― āp kī du'ā ― It's your prayer (it's thanks to you); I'm fine, thanks

2. hope, wish

   Synonym: خْواہِش (xāhiś)

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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دعا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.