Arabic vocabulary
دَعْوَةٍrequests in Arabic
دَعْوَةٍ is how you say “requests” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root د ع و (d-ʿ-w)noun (verbal noun / noun of a single instance, from دَعَا)Pronounced daʿwah
Meaning of requests in Arabic
- an invitation, especially to a meal or gathering — attested in daʿawtu n-nāsa, 'I invited people to eat with me, or at my abode'
- a call, or summons
- a request, or petition — reflects the root's core sense of seeking, desiring, or demanding
Attested in classical usage as the noun for a single act of calling or inviting — most concretely an invitation to eat — alongside the broader verbal noun دُعَاء, which covers calling, supplicating, and requesting more generally.
Words from the same root
- دَعَوْتُI called, summoned, or prayed/petitioned (form I verb)
- دُعَآءٌthe act of calling, asking, or praying; a supplication
- دَعْوَىan alternate verbal noun for 'to pray to God', marked feminine
- مُدَاعَاةٌproposing riddles to someone, or wearying them with repeated requests (form III)
- دَاعِيَةٌmilk left remaining in the udder; also functions as an abstract verbal noun
Common questions
- How do you say "requests" in Arabic?
- دَعْوَة (daʿwah) — though its core sense in Lane's is 'an invitation' or 'a call', with 'request' reflecting the shared root meaning of asking or seeking.
- What is the difference between دَعْوَة and دُعَاء؟
- دُعَاء is the general verbal noun for calling, praying, or asking; دَعْوَة denotes a single instance of that act, such as one specific invitation (e.g., to a meal).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
هُوَ يسْعد صَاحبه وَيدخل الْجنَّة لَا محَالة لَهُ من دَعْوَة مجابة
It brings happiness to its holder and he will enter Paradise without a doubt, and he will have a supplication that is answered.
دَعْوَةٍ — supplication. Genitive after 'min', with its ending marking it indefinite — 'a supplication'. It is the thing he is promised to have.
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