doa

See also: DOA, dóa, and do a

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GalicianEdit

doas de colar (Galician Iron Age collar beads)

EtymologyEdit

13th century. Probably from Latin donā (“gifts”); alternatively, from Latin dolare (“to hew or chop into shape”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoa̝/

NounEdit

doa f (plural doas)

1. bead
   • 1395, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 160:

     mando a miña Neta Tareija sanches todo o aliofar et coraes que eu ey et os esmaltes et o meu Reliquario esmaltado et a miña Cunca de plata dourada et as miñas doas de ouro

     I send to my granddaughter Tareixa Sanchez all of my pearls and corals, and the enamels, and my enamelled relicary and my gilded silver bowl and my beads of gold

   Synonyms: abelorio, conta

2. (dated) any trinket
   • 1347, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 280:

     It. mando que todas las doas que eu ouuer a o tempo de miña morte assy adubos de panos como yrilandas [grilandas] e relicas e cintas e outras qualesquer doas que eu aia e sse pola uentura estouuere delas ou todas en penora mando que sse tiren e sse den a o prior ffrey Johan nunes con todos los panos de uestir

     Item: I command that every trinket that I could have at the time of my death, so clothing ornaments, as well as garlands, relics, ribbons, and any other trinket that I could have -and in case that they were pawned I command that they should be redeemed- and they should give them to the prior, the friar Johan Nunes, with all of my clothes

ReferencesEdit

• “doa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.

• “doa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “doa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.

• “doa” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• “doa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic دُعَاء‎ (duʿāʾ, “invocation, supplication”).

NounEdit

doa

1. A prayer.

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

doa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ドア

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• doene m, n

NounEdit

doa m, n

1. definite neuter plural of do

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• doane

NounEdit

doa m, n

1. definite neuter plural of do

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

doa

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of doer
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of doer
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of doer
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of doer
5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of doar
6. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of doar

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SwahiliEdit

NounEdit

doa (ma class, plural madoa)

1. spot