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dua^¹

noun duas

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of du'a' ‘My son is not able to find a job. He is suffering a lot. Please say a dua for him.’

Dua^²

/ˈduː.ə/

Rhymes with -uːə

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

proper noun Duas

A surname from Punjabi, of Sikh usage.
A female given name from Albanian. Dua Lipa, b. 1995

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@misc{dua_2026,
  title = {dua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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