Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar fi'ili "kira a" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma wasu daga cikin ma'anarsa da aka fi sani sun haɗa da: Don neman ko kiran wani ya zo. zuwa wani wuri, musamman don wata manufa. Misali: "Shugaban ya kira dukan ma'aikata don taro." Don ziyarci wani wuri a taƙaice, yawanci don tsayawa da sauri ko don isar da wani abu. Misali: "Zan kira a kantin sayar da kayan abinci a kan hanyara ta gida." Don neman taimako ko shawara daga wani, musamman masani ko kwararre. Misali: "Dole ne in kira ma'aikacin famfo don gyara famfon da ya yoyo." Misali: "Dole ne in kira mara lafiya a yau saboda ina da mura." Don kawo wani abu ya tsaya ko kawo karshen wani abu. Misali: "An kira 'yan sanda don dakatar da zanga-zangar."