يَا زَيْدُ، اِجْلِسْ.
Translation: O Zayd, sit.
Zayd was already definite as a proper noun.
Its vocative construction is a separate grammatical rule, not an instance of an indefinite noun made specific.
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يَا زَيْدُ، اِجْلِسْ.
Translation: O Zayd, sit.
Zayd was already definite as a proper noun.
Its vocative construction is a separate grammatical rule, not an instance of an indefinite noun made specific.