du'a'

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du'a'

  • /ˈduː.ə/

Sounds like Dua · Rhymes with -uːə

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From Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ, “supplication”), from دَعَا (daʕā, “to summon”).

noun du'a's · du'a · dua

  1. countable, uncountable A prayer; (specifically), a private prayer by an individual said in addition to the five daily prayers of Islam. Ramy murmured a quiet du'a, and they traipsed through the gate.

    Similar: supplication

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noun (Islam) private prayer by an individual — see also prayer

日本語ドゥアー duā
हिन्दीदुआ duā
Kiswahilidua
العربيةدُعَاء duʕāʔ

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@misc{du_a_2026,
  title = {du'a'},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/du'a'},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}