Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "da'awa" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma gabaɗaya yana nufin magana ko ƙulla cewa wani abu gaskiya ne, yawanci ba tare da shaida ko hujja ba. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga buƙatu ko neman wani abu, kamar kuɗi ko haƙƙi, wanda wanda ya yarda ana bin su. Ƙari ga haka, “da’awa” na iya komawa ga aikin ɗauka ko ƙaddamar da wani abu a matsayin nasa, ko wani yanki ko wata ƙasa da wani ya mallaka ko ya mamaye shi.
Your son has no claim to the throne.
You cannot claim them all, Princess.
Lord Stannis has the best claim to the throne.
Onward, to claim what is yours!