ذا

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (“this”). Cognates include Ge'ez ዝ (zə) and Amharic ይህ (yəh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðaː/

Pronoun

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))

1. this

Declension

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

• 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

ذَا • (ḏā) m

1. accusative masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/, /ðaː/

Pronoun

ذا • (dā) m (feminine ذي (dī), plural ذول (dōl) or ذولا (dōla))

1. this

   Synonym: هذا (hāda)