du'a'
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dua"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ, “supplication”), from دَعَا (daʕā, “to summon”).
Noun
du'a' (countable and uncountable, plural du'a's)
- (Islam) A prayer; (specifically), a private prayer by an individual.
- 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, Harper Voyager 2023, p. 251:
- Ramy murmured a quiet du'a, and they traipsed through the gate.
- 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, Harper Voyager 2023, p. 251:
Translations
(Islam) private prayer by an individual — see also prayer
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