Arabic vocabulary
دُعِيَcalled in Arabic
دُعِيَ is how you say “called” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
دعِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَام فَمَا تلعثم وَلَا أَبى
He was called to Islam and he did not hesitate nor refuse.
دُعِيَ — he was called. A passive verb — the inner vowels make it 'was summoned', with no caller named. Arabic marks the passive by the vowel change; Abu Bakr was invited to Islam.
From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →
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