Qur'an Gateway | Examine Root: دعو (dʿw)

Examining Root: دعو (dʿw)

Definition:
To seek, desire, ask, demand, call upon, invoke, ascribe, cry out, call out to, pray, supplicate, petition, require, need, summon, invite, assert, succour.
Adopted son (adiya, pl. of da'iy).

Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 212

Lemmata Based on This Root: 7

Breakdown of Appearances

Verb: 173

Form
I:	170
II:	0
III:	0
IV:	0
V:	0
VI:	0
VII:	0
VIII:	3
VIX:	0
IX:	0
XI:	0
XII:	0

Gender
Masculine:	150
Feminine:	5
Unassigned:	18

Person
1st:	18
2nd:	75
3rd:	80

Number
Singular:	65
Dual:	2
Plural:	106

Noun: 39

Case
Nominative:	12
Accusative:	16
Genitive:	11

Gender
Masculine:	33
Feminine:	6

Number
Singular:	36
Dual:	0
Plural:	3

Formula
Appears in 733 Root-Based Formulae and lies behind 447 Lemma-Based Formulae
Root Formulae	Root-Plus-Particle-Pronoun Formulae	Lemma Formulae
Length 3: 93 Length 4: 75 Length 5: 41	Length 3: 217 Length 4: 190 Length 5: 117	Length 3: 190 Length 4: 142 Length 5: 115

Glosses for this Root

they invoke (x23)
you call (x16)
Call upon (x8)
Invoke (x6)
call (x6)
he invites (x5)
calls (x5)
calls you (x5)
their plea (x4)
but call (x4)
you invoke them (x4)
They call (x3)
the call (x3)
they will call (x3)
(of) the supplicant (x3)
We will call (x3)
he used to call (x3)
they are called (x3)
he calls Us (x2)
So invoke (x2)
will call (x2)
praying (x2)
call them (x2)
you were called (x2)
so call Him (x2)
They are invited (x2)
you call us (x2)
I call upon (x2)
Your call (x2)
then invite (x2)
I invited them (x2)
And they will call them (x2)
and invoke Him (x2)
but invite (them) (x2)
You call me (x2)
(to the) caller (x2)
(of) the prayer (x2)
call you (x2)
So he called (x2)
He calls you (x2)
he calls (x2)
Then let him call (x1)
the caller (x1)
(the) invocation of both of you (x1)
a claim (x1)
invites (x1)
(is) supplication (x1)
your prayer (is to Him) (x1)
their calls (x1)
and they will be called (x1)
(of) their adopted sons (x1)

my invitation (x1)
we will invoke (x1)
they call for (x1)
So invoke them (x1)
in (my) supplication (to) You (x1)
while you call me (x1)
they invite me (x1)
(the) calling (x1)
will be called (x1)
I invited you (x1)
(to the) invocation (x1)
call Him (x1)
(with) a call (x1)
Shall we call (x1)
(as) he prays (x1)
you are invited (x1)
they both invoke (x1)
in invocation (x1)
and let him call (x1)
certainly call them (x1)
(is the) call (x1)
(of) supplication (x1)
he calls Him (x1)
and call (x1)
you call Him (x1)
And as one who invites (x1)
Do you call (x1)
called Us (x1)
He was invoked (x1)
[we] call (x1)
(is) the supplication (x1)
as (the) call (x1)
is invited (x1)
(to) call them (x1)
invited (x1)
whether you call them (x1)
and I will invoke (x1)
let us call (x1)
and they supplicate to Us (x1)
I invite (x1)
Call upon Me (x1)
he calls Me (x1)
You will be called (x1)
you invite us (x1)
who call him (x1)
And prays (x1)
your adopted sons (x1)
calling (upon) Him (x1)
you call them (x1)

Verse List

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