Dua means prayer, supplication. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
دُعَاء
Dua
Prayer, supplication
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Meaning
Dua (دُعَاء) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means prayer, supplication.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Dua comes from the root د ع و, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Ibrahim asks "our Lord, accept my supplication (dua)" in 14:40.
رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ
Rabbij 'alnee muqeemas Salaati wa min zurriyyatee Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du'aaa'
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
Quran 14:40. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it du-AA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Duaa and Doaa. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: د dal + ع ʿayn + ا alif + ء hamza.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Dua bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Dua (دُعَاء) means prayer, supplication. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
Ibrahim asks "our Lord, accept my supplication (dua)" in 14:40.
Dua is used as a girl's name.
Dua is written دُعَاء in Arabic, said du-AA.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, دُعَاء. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.