English → Arabic
calling in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nidāʾ
- Arabizi
nidaa- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- نِدَاءاتٌ nidāʾāt
- Root
- ن د ي
How to use it
Calling (نِدَاء) refers to a shout, invitation, or a strong inner urge. It is a masculine noun. Use نِدَاءات for plural. In religious contexts it often means the call to prayer (النداء إلى الصلاة).
Example sentences
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سَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً يُطَالِبُ بالمساعدةِ.
samiʿtu nidāʾan yuṭālibu bil-musāʿada.
I heard a calling asking for help.
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النِدَاءُ إلى الصلاةِ يأتي كلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
al-nidāʾu ilā al-ṣalāhī yaʾtī kulla ṣabāḥin.
The call to prayer comes every morning.
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لدي نِدَاءٌ داخليٌ يدفعني إلى الكتابةِ.
ladayya nidāʾun dākhilun yadfaʿunī ilā al-kitāba.
I have an inner calling that pushes me to write.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Libya Calling
نداء ليبـيا
I'm calling Sami.
سأنادي سامي.
Sami is calling you.
سامي يناديك.
Someone is calling you.
أحدهم يتصل بك.
I'm calling the clinic.
أنا أتّصل بالعيادة.
Report it by calling 180
بلّغ عنهم بالاتصال على الـ180
Sami is calling the cops.
سامي يتّصل بالشّرطة.
Calling Off America’s Bombs
إبطال مفعول قنابل أميركا
CA: They really are calling?
سي. إيه.: هل يتصلون فعلاً؟
Calling the Big Banks’ Bluff
فلتثبت البنوك الكبرى ادعاءاتها المخادعة
A group calling itself C.A.N.
تم تشكيل مجموعة تطلق على نفسها C.A.N.
I'll be calling you every morning.
سأتصل بِكَ كُل صباح.
Questions and answers
Is نداء used for telephone calls?
Usually you say مكالمة for a phone call; نداء is more general.
Can نداء mean a vocation?
Yes, you can say نداء مهني for a professional calling.
Related words and expressions
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