Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the Fijian Islands, Pometia pinnata, a stately forest-tree which belongs to the Sapindaceæ.
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Examples
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Swantz's use of dawa represents a Swahili word in Zaramo.
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The first is a Nigerian condiment known as dawa-dawa.
24 Commercialization of Fermented Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa 1992
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That will be an organisation whose 'dawa' not only praises child suicide bombers, but has set up 'educational courses' to actively encourage them.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Cordoba mosque will serve as a field headquarters for more Islamic dawa, meaning indoctrination, proselytizing, recruitment, and fund-raising, behind the façade of a "community center."
The Rule of Reason 2010
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We won't hinder dakwah [Arabic "dawa"], the spread of [the] Islamic message, but we will try to be embedded there, be more transparent and do direct monitoring.
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We won't hinder dakwah [Arabic "dawa"], the spread of [the] Islamic message, but we will try to be embedded there, be more transparent and do direct monitoring.
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After all, we are talking about religious leaders, political leaders, security forces but also many whose work is "dawa" or welfare: all see themselves as belonging to Hamas.
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You need you to defend us against this dawa -- this dagger -- in the heart of America.
Ken Blackwell: Mr. President: Don't Join the Dhimmicrats 2010
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So in Hindi there is a saying: dawa bhi chahiye, duah bhi chahiye.
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This perception was intimated by the Zaramo belief that their medicine (Swahili dawa) was ineffective on * Mulungu.
chained_bear commented on the word dawa
Usage/historical note in comment on adwiya.
November 28, 2017