ندا

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن د و (n-d-w).

Verb

نَدَا • (nadā) I, non-past يَنْدُو‎ (yandū)

  1. to call
  2. to invite
  3. to summon
  4. (intransitive) to meet

Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِدَاء (nidāʔ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɪ.d̪ɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɪ.d̪ɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ni.d̪ɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? niḏā
Dari reading? nidā
Iranian reading? nedâ
Tajik reading? nido

Noun

ندا • (nedâ) (plural ندا‌ها (nedâ-hâ))

  1. call; shout; sound; voice
    Synonyms: فریاد (faryâd), صدا (sedâ)
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 215:
      این جهان کوه است و فعل ما ندا
      سوی ما آید نداها را صدا
      īn jahān kōh ast u fi'l-i mā nidā
      sōy-i mā āyad nidā-hā rā sadā
      This world is the mountain, and our action the shout: the echo of the shouts comes [back] to us.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
  2. proclamation; edict
    Synonym: فرمان‎ (farmân)
  3. (grammar) interjection; Short for حرف ندا (harf-e nedâ).

Derived terms

  • ندا دادن (nedâ dâdan)
  • ندا کردن (nedâ kardan)

Proper noun

ندا • (nedâ)

  1. a female given name, Neda
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