Where does “adura” come from?

adura (Yoruba) comes from Hausa àddu'ā̀, from Arabic دعاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

adura (Yoruba): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “adura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausaàddu'ā̀a prayer
2Arabicدعاءverbal noun of دَعَا; call, prayer, invocation,...
3Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
Every word from Arabic دَعَا →Every word from Arabic دعاء →Every word from Hausa àddu'ā̀ →
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