ਦੁਆ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.äː/, [ˈd̪ʊ.(w)äː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian دعا (du'ā), Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ, “call, prayer”), verbal noun of دَعَا (daʕā, “to call; to summon”).

Alternative forms

• (noun) ਦੁਆਉ (duāu), ਦੁਆਇ (duāi)

Noun

ਦੁਆ • (duā) f (Shahmukhi spelling دُعا)

1. (religion) prayer, supplication; du'a'

Declension

Declension of ਦੁਆ

	singular	plural
direct	ਦੁਆ (duā)	ਦੁਆਵਾਂ (duāvā̃)
oblique	ਦੁਆ (duā)	ਦੁਆਵਾਂ (duāvā̃)
vocative	ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve)	ਦੁਆਵੋ (duāvo)
ablative	ਦੁਆਵੋਂ (duāvõ)	—
locative	ਦੁਆਵਿਆਂ (duāviā̃)	ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve)
instrumental	ਦੁਆਵੀਂ (duāvī̃)	ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve)

Proper noun

ਦੁਆ • (duā) m or f by sense (Shahmukhi spelling دُعا)

1. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Dua

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ਦੁਆ • (duā)

1. masculine/feminine regular imperative of ਦੁਆਉਣਾ (duāuṇā)