ذا
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (“this”). Cognates include Ge'ez ዝ (zə) and Amharic ይህ (yəh).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ذَا • (ḏā) m sg (feminine ذِي (ḏī) or ذِهِ (ḏihi) or تِهِ (tihi) or تِي (tī), or obsolete ذَاتَ (ḏāta), masculine dual ذَانِ (ḏāni), feminine dual تَانِ (tāni), plural أُولَاءِ (ʾulāʾi) or أُولَى (ʾulā))
Declension edit
Declension of pronoun ذَا (ḏā)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular invariable | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | ذَا ḏā |
— | ذِي; ذِهِ; تِهِ; تِي; ذَاتَ ḏī; ḏihi; tihi; tī; ḏāta |
| Nominative | — | ذَا ḏā |
— | ذِي; ذِهِ; تِهِ; تِي; ذَاتَ ḏī; ḏihi; tihi; tī; ḏāta |
| Accusative | — | ذَا ḏā |
— | ذِي; ذِهِ; تِهِ; تِي; ذَاتَ ḏī; ḏihi; tihi; tī; ḏāta |
| Genitive | — | ذَا ḏā |
— | ذِي; ذِهِ; تِهِ; تِي; ذَاتَ ḏī; ḏihi; tihi; tī; ḏāta |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | ذَيْن ḏayn |
— | تَيْن tayn |
| Nominative | — | ذَانِ ḏāni |
— | تَانِ tāni |
| Accusative | — | ذَيْنِ ḏayni |
— | تَيْنِ tayni |
| Genitive | — | ذَيْنِ ḏayni |
— | تَيْنِ tayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural invariable | broken plural invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
| Nominative | — | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
| Accusative | — | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
| Genitive | — | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʔūlāʔi |
Derived terms edit
- هٰذَا (hāḏā, “this”)
- ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika, “that”)
- كَذٰلِكَ (kaḏālika)
- ذَاكَ (ḏāka, “that”)
- آنَذَاكَ (ʔānaḏāka), حِينَذَاكَ (ḥīnaḏāka), إِذَّاكَ (ʔiḏḏāka)
- يَوْمَذَاكَ (yawmaḏāka)
- هٰذَاكَ (hāḏāka, “that”)
- كَذَا (kaḏā)
- هٰكَذَا (hākaḏā)
Noun edit
ذَا • (ḏā) m
- accusative masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ذا • (dā) m (feminine ذي (dī), plural ذول (dōl) or ذولا (dōla))