Adhān is interpreted in two ways:
1. Adhān is used in the sense of announcing / making heard, hearing, listening, proclaiming; as in the following verses:
And when it listens to its Lord [adhinat] (that is, when it listens to the command of its Lord and submits to its Lord, meaning, it does what is fitting for it and obeys its Lord)... (al-Inshiqāq 84:2)
We give you adhān (that is, We make it known to you) that: There is no witness from Us. (Fussilat 41:47)
2. The word adhān is used in the sense of nidāʾ (calling out loudly, shouting); as in the following verses:
Then a muʾadhdhin (that is, a caller between Paradise and the Fire) will call out, "The curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers"—he gives adhān (that is, he calls out [shouts / proclaims]). (al-Aʿrāf 7:44)
Then a muʾadhdhin (that is, a caller) announced, "O caravan! Indeed, you are thieves"—he gave adhān (that is, he called out [shouted / proclaimed]). (Yūsuf 12:70)
Proclaim adhān (that is, call out [shout / proclaim]) among the people! (al-Ḥajj 22:27)