dakwah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic دَعْوَة (daʕwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪aʔwah]
• Hyphenation: dak‧wah

Noun

dakwah (plural)

1. proselytization, proselytisation.

   Synonym: penyiaran

   1. (Islam) dawah: Islamic proselytism, particularly through preaching.
2. sermon, speech

   Synonyms: ceramah, khotbah, pidato, syarahan, warta

3. propaganda

   Synonyms: propaganda, penerangan

Alternative forms

• da'wah

Affixed terms

• berdakwah
• mendakwah
• mendakwahi
• pendakwah

 

Compounds

• dakwah bilhal
• dakwah bilmal

 

Further reading

• “dakwah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.