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Vocative address (نداء) means calling someone or something. The word used to call is a vocative particle (حرف نداء), and the person or thing called is the vocative noun (منادى). Arabic commonly uses يَا.

Term
Function
Example

حرف نداء
word used for calling
يَا

منادى
person or thing being called
زَيْدُ in يَا زَيْدُ

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Vocative Particles and Forms

Vocative address (نداء) means calling someone or something. The word used to call is a vocative particle (حرف نداء), and the person or thing called is the vocative noun (منادى). Arabic commonly uses يَا.

Term
Function
Example

حرف نداء
word used for calling
يَا

منادى
person or thing being called
زَيْدُ in يَا زَيْدُ