Where does “दुआ” come from?

दुआ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian دعا, from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

दुआ (Hindi): prayer; supplication; wish

Definitions

  1. prayer; supplication; wish

Ancestry of “दुआ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدعا—
2Arabicدُعَاءprayer; invocation, supplication; supplication
3Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

Words derived from “दुआ”

Every word from Arabic دَعَا →Every word from Arabic دُعَاء →Every word from Classical Persian دعا →