(Osmanlı Dönemi) Davet eden. Muktazi. (Meselâ: Yemek yemek, iştihadan gelen bir lezzet, bir iştiyaktır. Onu yemeğe sevk eder. Buna dai denir.) Resul-ü Ekrem'in (A.S.M.) bir ismi de daidir
A dais is a raised platform in a hall. a low stage in a room that you stand on when you are making a speech or performing, so that people can see and hear you (discus )
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests