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invite in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- daʿā
- Arabizi
da3a- Type
- verb
- Root
- د ع و
Other meanings
- دَعْوَة daʿwah — invite · invitation
How to use it
"Invite" is used as a verb (دَعَا) to ask someone to attend something, and as a noun (دَعْوَة) meaning the invitation itself. The verb takes a direct object and often a preposition "إِلَى" before the event.
Example sentences
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دَعَا صَدِيقَهُ إِلَى الحَفْلَةِ.
daʿā ṣadīqahu ilā al-ḥaflah
He invited his friend to the party.
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سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ دَعْوَتِي مَسْتَقْبَلًا.
saʾaltuhu an yakūna daʿwatī mustaqbilan
I asked him to make my invitation future.
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نَظَّمَتِ الجَمَاعَةُ دَعْوَةً لِلتَطَوُّعِ.
naẓẓamat al-jamāʿah daʿwah lil-taṭawwuʿ
The group organized an invitation for volunteering.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Sami didn't invite me.
لم يدعني سامي.
Exemptions invite abuse.
تشجع الإعفاءات على الفساد.
I'll invite her for dinner.
سأدعوها للعشاء.
Let's invite them for dinner.
لندعُهم إلى العشاء.
Why didn't you invite him in?
لم لم تدْعه يدخل؟
How many people did you invite?
كم شخصًا دعوت؟
You may invite whomever you like.
تستطيع أن تدعو كل من تريد.
I'd like to invite you to dinner.
أود ان ادعوك إلى العشاء.
Invite us to dinner at a restaurant.
ادعنا للعشاء في مطعم.
And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?
« ويا قوم مالي أدعوكم إلى النجاة وتدعونني إلى النار ».
My people, " How strange is it that I invite you to salvation when you invite me to the fire.
« ويا قوم مالي أدعوكم إلى النجاة وتدعونني إلى النار ».
O my people! [ Think, ] what makes me invite you to deliverance, while you invite me toward the Fire?
« ويا قوم مالي أدعوكم إلى النجاة وتدعونني إلى النار ».
Questions and answers
Can I use "invite" for both formal and informal events?
Yes, the verb دَعَا works for any kind of invitation, but the noun دَعْوَة is more common in formal contexts.
Do I need to add a preposition after "invite"?
Usually you add "إِلَى" before the place or event, e.g., دَعَا صَدِيقَهُ إِلَى الحَفْلَةِ.
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