Word history
Wiktionary records ਦੁਆ (duā) as a Punjabi surname. The etymology connects the borrowed word with Persian duʾā and Arabic duʿāʾ. It gives call or prayer as the Arabic noun’s senses and relates the noun to a verb meaning to call or summon. ਦੁਆ is the Punjabi written form. The lexical explanation concerns an utterance word and does not identify anyone’s personal beliefs.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
duā: Call, prayer.
Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
Native-script forms
ਦੁਆ · Gurmukhi
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
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