dakwah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic دَعْوَة (daʕwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪aʔwah]
  • Hyphenation: dak‧wah

Noun

dakwah (plural dakwah-dakwah)

  1. proselytization, proselytisation
    Synonym: penyiaran
    1. (Islam) dawah: Islamic proselytism, particularly through preaching
  2. sermon, speech
    Synonyms: ceramah, khotbah, pidato, syarahan, warta
  3. propaganda
    Synonyms: propaganda, penerangan

Alternative forms

  • da'wah

Affixed terms

  • berdakwah
  • mendakwah
  • mendakwahi
  • pendakwah

Compounds

  • dakwah bilhal
  • dakwah bilmal

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