However, it is more understood to be a special du'a which is recited during the prayer. Qunut has many linguistic meanings, such as humility, obedience and devotion. The word duʿā' ( Arabic: دعاء) is Arabic for supplication, so the longer phrase duʿā' qunūt is sometimes used.
' Qunūt' ( Arabic: القنوت) literally means 'being obedient' or 'the act of standing' in Classical Arabic. ' Qunut' is a supplication type of prayer made while standing in Islam.
