دعوة

See also: دعوه and دعوى

Arabic

Root
د ع و (d-ʕ-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʕ.wa/

Noun

دَعْوَة • (daʕwa) f (plural دَعَوَات (daʕawāt))

  1. verbal noun of دَعَا (daʕā) (form I)
    شُكْرًا عَلَى دَعْوَتِكَ لَنَا إِلَى الْمَقْهَى.
    šukran ʕalā daʕwatika lanā ʔila l-maqhā.
    Thank you for inviting us to the café.
  2. instance noun of دَعَا (daʕā)
  3. call; call to action
  4. invitation
  5. preaching, proselytization, evangelization, missionization
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14:
      لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ
      lahu daʕwatu l-ḥaqqi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: dawah
  • Lishana Deni: דעוא (daʿwa, invitation to a wedding)
  • Ottoman Turkish: دعوت (da'vet)
  • Persian: دَعوَت (da'vat)

See also

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