दुआ duā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Prayer.
Blessing.
Usual translation
- blessing
Origin of the definition
दुआ duā dua: (nf) prayer, blessings; —सलाम slight acquaintance, nodding acquaintance; exchange of greetings; ॰में फ़र्क आना even the superficial relations to be spoiled, to be completely estranged; —करना to pray for; —देना to wish well, to bless; —माँगना to pray for (somebody's well-being); —लगना to have one's prayer answered/blessings fulfilled.
A دعا duʻā (inf. n. of دعو 'to pray,' &c.), s.f. Prayer, supplication (to God); an invocation of good, a blessing, benediction; wish; congratulation, salutation; imprecation of evil, curse, maiediction ( = bad-duʻā); — a verse, or verses, of the Qorʼān; — an incantation (pl. adʻiyat, or vulg. adʻiya).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
741 occurrences
In 229 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
1023 occurrences
In 227 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
6 occurrences
In 2 on 122 murlis
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