du'a'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dua"

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Etymology

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

Noun

du'a' (countable and uncountable, plural du'a's)

  1. (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.
    Synonym: supplication

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