adua

See also: Adua, ádua, and a dua

Aneme Wake

Noun

adúa

water

References

Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)

Kalasha

Noun

adua

Alternative spelling of ádua

Moikodi

Noun

adúa

water

References

Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-adua (infinitive kuadua)

(clarification of this definition is needed) to make an offering
(clarification of this definition is needed) to prepare a spell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adua

Positive present	-naadua
Subjunctive	-adue
Negative	-adui
Imperative singular	adua

Infinitives

Positive	kuadua
Negative	kutoadua

Imperatives

Singular	adua
Plural	adueni

Tensed forms

Habitual	huadua
Positive past	positive subject concord + -liadua
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kuadua

Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadua)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninaadua/naadua	tunaadua
2nd person		unaadua	mnaadua
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anaadua	wanaadua
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -naadua

Negative present (negative subject concord + -adui)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		siadui	hatuadui
2nd person		huadui	hamwadui
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	haadui	hawaadui
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -adui

Positive future	positive subject concord + -taadua
Negative future	negative subject concord + -taadua

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adue)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		niadue	tuadue
2nd person		uadue	mwadue
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	aadue	waadue
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -adue

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -siadue
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngeadua
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singeadua
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngaliadua
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singaliadua

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadua)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		naadua	twaadua
2nd person		waadua	mwaadua
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	aadua	waadua
	m-mi_(III/IV)	waadua	yaadua
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	laadua	yaadua
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chaadua	vyaadua
	n_(IX/X)	yaadua	zaadua
	u_(XI)	waadua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwaadua
	pa_(XVI)	paadua
	mu_(XVIII)	mwaadua

Perfect	positive subject concord + -meadua
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshaadua
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jaadua
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kiadua
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipoadua
Consecutive	kaadua / positive subject concord + -kaadua
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kaadue

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-niadua	-tuadua
2nd person		-kuadua	-waadua/-kuadueni/-waadueni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mwadua	-waadua
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-uadua	-iadua
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-liadua	-yaadua
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kiadua	-viadua
	n_(IX/X)	-iadua	-ziadua
	u_(XI)	-uadua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kuadua
	pa_(XVI)	-paadua
	mu_(XVIII)	-muadua
Reflexive		-jiadua

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adua- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-aduaye	-aduao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-aduao	-aduayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-adualo	-aduayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-aduacho	-aduavyo
n_(IX/X)	-aduayo	-aduazo
u_(XI)	-aduao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-aduako
pa_(XVI)	-aduapo
mu_(XVIII)	-aduamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adua)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yeadua	-oadua
m-mi_(III/IV)	-oadua	-yoadua
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-loadua	-yoadua
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-choadua	-vyoadua
n_(IX/X)	-yoadua	-zoadua
u_(XI)	-oadua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-koadua
pa_(XVI)	-poadua
mu_(XVIII)	-moadua

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

dua (“incantation, supplication, prayer”)

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of àdúrà (“prayer”), ultimately from Arabic اَلدُّعَاء (ad-duʕāʔ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.dú.à/

Noun

àdúà

(Ondo, Idanre, Ọwọ) Alternative form of àdúrà (“prayer”)
Bàbá ó fi dí mi gba àdúà ― Father asked me to say a prayer. (Ọ̀wọ̀)