ਦੁਆ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ, call, prayer), verbal noun of دَعَا (daʕā, to call; to summon).

Alternative forms

  • (noun) ਦੁਆਉ (duāu), ਦੁਆਇ (duāi)

Noun

ਦੁਆ • (duāf (Shahmukhi spelling دُعا)

  1. (religion) prayer, supplication; du'a'
Declension
Declension of ਦੁਆ
singular plural
direct ਦੁਆ (duā) ਦੁਆਵਾਂ (duāvā̃)
oblique ਦੁਆ (duā) ਦੁਆਵਾਂ (duāvā̃)
vocative ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve) ਦੁਆਵੋ (duāvo)
ablative ਦੁਆਵੋਂ (duāvõ)
locative ਦੁਆਵਿਆਂ (duāviā̃) ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve)
instrumental ਦੁਆਵੀਂ (duāvī̃) ਦੁਆਵੇ (duāve)

Proper noun

ਦੁਆ • (duām or f by sense (Shahmukhi spelling دُعا)

  1. a surname
Descendants
  • English: Dua

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ਦੁਆ • (duā)

  1. masculine/feminine regular imperative of ਦੁਆਉਣਾ (duāuṇā)