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دعو

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of calling, inviting, or praying. It encompasses both human invitations and supplications to God, as well as the concept of a claim or lawsuit. It also extends to a specific anatomical term.

Derived headwords

الدُّعاءnoun
  1. 1.
    supplication, prayerboth

    The act of asking God for something good, imploring Him for what He possesses. This is the primary meaning in a religious context.

  2. 2.
    request, pleaboth

    A general request or plea directed towards someone or something.

دعاverb
  1. 1.
    to call, to inviteboth

    To summon someone, to invite them to a place or event.

  2. 2.
    to pray, to supplicateboth

    To call upon God, to implore Him with requests and humility.

  3. 3.
    to claim, to allegeboth

    To assert a right or make a claim, often in a legal context.

يَدْعُوverb
  1. 1.
    he calls, he invitesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to call' or 'to invite'.

  2. 2.
    he prays, he supplicatesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to pray' or 'to supplicate'.

  3. 3.
    he claims, he allegesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to claim' or 'to allege'.

دعاءnoun
  1. 1.
    supplication, prayerboth

    The act of asking God for something good, imploring Him for what He possesses. This is the primary meaning in a religious context.

  2. 2.
    request, pleaboth

    A general request or plea directed towards someone or something.

دعوىnoun
  1. 1.
    claim, lawsuitboth

    A legal claim or a formal lawsuit brought before a court.

  2. 2.
    supplication, prayerclassical

    In some contexts, it can refer to the supplication or prayer of a group.

الدعوىnoun
  1. 1.
    claim, lawsuitboth

    A legal claim or a formal lawsuit brought before a court.

  2. 2.
    supplication, prayerclassical

    In some contexts, it can refer to the supplication or prayer of a group.

الأدعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    supplications, prayersboth

    The plural form of 'supplication' or 'prayer'.

تدعينverb
  1. 1.
    you (fem. sing.) call, inviteboth

    The second-person feminine singular present tense of the verb 'to call' or 'to invite'.

  2. 2.
    you (fem. sing.) pray, supplicateboth

    The second-person feminine singular present tense of the verb 'to pray' or 'to supplicate'.

تدعوينverb
  1. 1.
    you (fem. sing.) call, inviteboth

    An alternative second-person feminine singular present tense form of the verb 'to call' or 'to invite'.

  2. 2.
    you (fem. sing.) pray, supplicateboth

    An alternative second-person feminine singular present tense form of the verb 'to pray' or 'to supplicate'.

تدعينَverb
  1. 1.
    you (fem. sing.) call, inviteboth

    A third variant of the second-person feminine singular present tense of the verb 'to call' or 'to invite', with a ضمة on the ع.

  2. 2.
    you (fem. sing.) pray, supplicateboth

    A third variant of the second-person feminine singular present tense of the verb 'to pray' or 'to supplicate', with a ضمة on the ع.

تدعونverb
  1. 1.
    you (pl.) call, inviteboth

    The second-person plural present tense, used for both masculine and feminine, of the verb 'to call' or 'to invite'.

  2. 2.
    you (pl.) pray, supplicateboth

    The second-person plural present tense, used for both masculine and feminine, of the verb 'to pray' or 'to supplicate'.

الدعاءةnoun
  1. 1.
    fingertipclassical

    A specific term for the tip of a finger, with a doubled 'ayn'.

Parallel reading

الدعاء، بالضم ممدودا؛ (الرغبة إلى الله تعالى) فيما عنده من الخير والابتهال إليه بالسؤال
Supplication, with a dammah and elongated; (the desire towards God Almighty) for what He has of goodness and imploring Him with requests.
ادعوا ربكم تضرعا وخفية
Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret.
دعا يدعو دعاء ودعوى
He called, he calls, supplication and claim.
اللهم أشركنا في دعوى المسلمين
O God, include us in the supplication of the Muslims.
أي في دعائهم
Meaning in their supplication.
دعواهم فيها سبحانك اللهم
Their prayer therein will be: 'Exalted are You, O Allah!'
الدعاء واحد الأدعية
Supplication is one of the supplications.
وأصله دعاء لأنه من دعوت إلا أن الواو لما جاءت بعد الألف همزت
And its origin is 'du'a' because it is from 'I called', except that when the waw came after the alif, it was hamzated.
وتقول للمرأة: أنت تدعين
And you say to a woman: 'You call'.
ولغة ثانية: أنت تدعوين
And a second dialect: 'You call' (feminine singular, dual form).
ولغة ثالثة: أنت تدعين باضمام العين الضمة
And a third dialect: 'You call' (feminine singular, with a dammah on the 'ayn').
وللجماعة أنتن تدعون مثل الرجال سواء
And for the group (feminine plural): 'You all call' is the same as for men.
والدعاءة، بالتشديد: الأنملة
And 'al-du'a'ah', with a shaddah: the fingertip.