دِعْوَةٌ
Root: دعو
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دِعْوَةٌ
respects relationship, like
دَعْوَى or دَعْوَى فِى النَّسَبِ; meaning A claim in respect of relationship; [i. e.] one's claiming as his father a person who is not his father; [in other words,] one's claiming the relationship of a son to a person who is not his father: or one's being claimed as a son by a person who is not his father: thus pronounced by most of the Arabs, except 'Adee of Er-Rabáb, who pronounce it, in this sense, دَعْوَةٌ . See also دَعْوَى.
2 Also Kindred, or relationship, and brotherhood: so in the saying, لِى فِىالقَوْمِ دِعْوَةٌ [I have in, or among, the people, or company of men, kindred, or relationship, and brotherhood].
3 See also دَعْوَةٌ.
2 Also Kindred, or relationship, and brotherhood: so in the saying, لِى فِىالقَوْمِ دِعْوَةٌ [I have in, or among, the people, or company of men, kindred, or relationship, and brotherhood].
3 See also دَعْوَةٌ.
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