Du'a'

//ˈduː.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prayer; (specifically), a private prayer by an individual said in addition to the five daily prayers of Islam. countable, uncountable

    "Ramy murmured a quiet du'a, and they traipsed through the gate."

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supplication

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"Ramy murmured a quiet du'a, and they traipsed through the gate."

Etymology

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

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