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نادَى
to call, to call out to /naːˈdaː/
verbB1#1586 most common
Also: to summon, to call for (demand), to call upon
Example sentences
نادَى الأبُ ابنَه.
The father called his son.
نادَتِ الأمُّ على أطفالها.
The mother called out to her children.
نادَى المعلمُ الطالبَ باسمِه.
The teacher called the student by his name.
نادَى المتظاهرون بالحريةِ والعدالة.
The protesters called for freedom and justice.
نادَى المؤذنُ للصلاةِ من فوقِ المئذنة.
The muezzin called to prayer from atop the minaret.
نادَى المفكرون بإصلاحٍ جذريٍّ للنظامِ التعليميِّ بأكملِه.
The thinkers called for a radical reform of the entire education system.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُنادي | نادَيْتُ | سأُنادي |
| 2sg | تُنادي | نادَيْتَ | ستُنادي |
| 3sg | يُنادي | نادَى | سيُنادي |
| 1pl | نُنادي | نادَيْنا | سنُنادي |
| 2pl | تُنادونَ | نادَيْتُم | ستُنادونَ |
| 3pl | يُنادونَ | نادَوْا | سيُنادونَ |
Word family
نِداءa call, summons; the vocative case
مُنادٍcaller, herald, town crier
نادٍclub, association, meeting place
تنادَىto call out to one another
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root n-d-w/n-d-y, tied to the idea of calling and of gathering. It is a Form III verb, a pattern that often marks an action directed at someone. The same root yields the noun for a call and the word for a club or meeting place, a spot where people are called together.
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