Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Daawa

दावा

said daa-vaa

also written: Dawa

Meaning

A claim or legal suit; an assertion of right.

Usage & notes

A formal claim, including a lawsuit, and more loosely any bold assertion or pretension. In the ghazal the lover's daawa of love is put to the test.

Related words

A court of law; also justice as administered by such a court.

Decision, judgement, the act of settling a matter or resolving on a course.