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Dawa

🇸🇩 Sudan Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
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Dawa definition 1

Dawa/ilaaj (Medicine)

"Sharabt al dawa (I took the medicine)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Dawa definition 2

Dawa' (Medicine)

"Akhad al dawa' (He took the medicine)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇸🇩 Sudan
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

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Dawa 🇰🇲 Comoros

Médicament traditionnel (Traditional medicine)

"Mama katunga mkeka - Mother is weaving a mat"
Dawa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ilaj/dawa (Medicine)

"Ruh jib dawa min pharmacy (Go get medicine from pharmacy)"

🇸🇩 About Sudan Slang

Sudan slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1947 Sudan slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Dawa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dawa 🇰🇲 Comoros

دواء - Medicine
Dawa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ilaj/dawa (Medicine)
Dawa 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Dawa/tiba (Medicine/treatment)
Dawa 🇪🇬 Egypt

دواء - Medicine
Dawa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Dawa (Medicine)
Dawa

Médicament (Medicine)

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