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du'a'

/ˈduː.ə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
du'a'
IPA
/ˈduː.ə/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: دُعَاء, د ع و

Usage

Inflected Forms

du'a's (plural) du'a (alternative) dua (alternative)

Synonyms

supplication

Homonyms

Dua

Rhymes With

dua lua lehua tuah abusua

Questions

How do you pronounce du'a'?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈduː.ə/.
What does du'a' mean?
A prayer; (specifically), a private prayer by an individual said in addition to the five daily prayers of Islam.
Where does du'a' come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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