ندا

nidā(inf. n. of ندا (for ندو ) 'to call to (one),' etc.), s.f. Calling; call (to prayer, etc.); proclamation, edict;—bid (at an auction);—sound, voice, clamour; a call, or voice (from heaven);—(in Gram.)the vocative case:—ḥarfě-nidā, 'The particle of calling,' the vocative particle; an interjection.