No. 1,589 in Arabic

يدعو

"يدعو" means "to call," "to invite," or "to pray."

In a sentence

يدعو أحمد صديقه إلى الحفل.
Ahmed invites his friend to the party.
Here, يدعو means 'invites', as it describes Ahmed extending an invitation to his friend to attend the event.
يدعو الشيخ إلى التعاون بين أفراد المجتمع.
The sheikh calls for cooperation among members of the community.
In this sentence, يدعو translates as 'calls for', as the sheikh is requesting or advocating for collaboration among people.
يدعو الطالب الله أن يساعده في الامتحان.
The student prays to God to help him in the exam.
The word يدعو here means 'prays to' or 'makes a supplication to', as the student is seeking divine assistance through prayer.

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