adua

See also: Adua, ádua, and a dua

Aneme Wake

Noun

adúa

1. water

References

• Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)

Kalasha

Noun

adua

1. Alternative spelling of ádua

Moikodi

Noun

adúa

1. water

References

• Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-adua (infinitive kuadua)

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) to make an offering
2. (clarification of this definition is needed) to prepare a spell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adua
Positive present -naadua Subjunctive -adue Negative -adui Imperative singular adua
Infinitives
Positive kuadua Negative kutoadua
Imperatives
Singular adua Plural adueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadua Positive past positive subject concord + -liadua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadua/naadua tunaadua 2nd person unaadua mnaadua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadua wanaadua other classes positive subject concord + -naadua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adui) Singular Plural 1st person siadui hatuadui 2nd person huadui hamwadui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadui hawaadui other classes negative subject concord + -adui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadua Negative future negative subject concord + -taadua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adue) Singular Plural 1st person niadue tuadue 2nd person uadue mwadue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadue waadue other classes positive subject concord + -adue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadua) Singular Plural 1st person naadua twaadua 2nd person waadua mwaadua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadua waadua m-mi(III/IV) waadua yaadua ji-ma(V/VI) laadua yaadua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadua vyaadua n(IX/X) yaadua zaadua u(XI) waadua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadua pa(XVI) paadua mu(XVIII) mwaadua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadua Consecutive kaadua / positive subject concord + -kaadua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadua -tuadua 2nd person -kuadua -waadua/-kuadueni/-waadueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadua -waadua m-mi(III/IV) -uadua -iadua ji-ma(V/VI) -liadua -yaadua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadua -viadua n(IX/X) -iadua -ziadua u(XI) -uadua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadua pa(XVI) -paadua mu(XVIII) -muadua Reflexive -jiadua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -aduaye -aduao m-mi(III/IV) -aduao -aduayo ji-ma(V/VI) -adualo -aduayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aduacho -aduavyo n(IX/X) -aduayo -aduazo u(XI) -aduao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -aduako pa(XVI) -aduapo mu(XVIII) -aduamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadua -oadua m-mi(III/IV) -oadua -yoadua ji-ma(V/VI) -loadua -yoadua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadua -vyoadua n(IX/X) -yoadua -zoadua u(XI) -oadua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadua pa(XVI) -poadua mu(XVIII) -moadua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• dua (“incantation, supplication, prayer”)

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of àdúrà (“prayer”), ultimately from Arabic اَلدُّعَاء (ad-duʕāʔ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dú.à/

Noun

àdúà

1. (Ondo, Idanre, Ọwọ) Alternative form of àdúrà (“prayer”)

   Bàbá ó fi dí mi gba àdúà ― Father asked me to say a prayer. (Ọ̀wọ̀)