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
- prayer; supplication; wish
Ancestry of “दुआ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دعا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دُعَاء | prayer; invocation, supplication; supplication |
| 3 | Arabic | دَعَا | to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for... |