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دَعا

yadʿū

to call, to invoke

ডাকা, দোয়া করা

Root letters: د ع وAppears 170 times in the Qur'an#65 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 7

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: د ع و

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)دَعَا30 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَدْعُوا۟108 times
  • Command (amr)ٱدْعُ32 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • يَدْعُونَthey inviteyadʿūna · 23 times
  • تَدْعُونَyou calltadʿūna · 16 times
  • ٱدْعُوا۟Call uponid'ʿū · 8 times
  • ٱدْعُPrayud'ʿu · 6 times
  • يَدْعُوا۟He callsyadʿū · 5 times
  • وَٱدْعُوا۟and callwa-id'ʿū · 4 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root د ع و — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

He will cry out for destruction

Surah 84:11 — Read full ayah

That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son.

Surah 19:91 — Read full ayah

It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

Surah 70:17 — Read full ayah