Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From ذَا (ḏā, this) +‎ كَ (ka).

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ذَاكَ (ḏākam (feminine تَاكَ (tāka) or تِيكَ (tīka))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)
    Synonym: ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika)

Usage notes edit

In Quranic Arabic, the number and gender of the addressed people are indicated by different suffixes. These forms aren't usually used in MSA.

Declension edit

Declension edit

    Inflected forms
Base form ذَاكَ (ḏāka)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person
Second person ذَاكَ (ḏāka) ذَاكِ (ḏāki) ذَاكُمَا (ḏākumā) ذَاكُمْ (ḏākum) ذَاكُنَّ (ḏākunna)
Third person

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ذَاكَ (ḏāka).

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ذاك (dākm (feminine ذيك (dīk), plural ذوك (dōk) or ذولاك (dōlāk))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)

Antonyms edit

  • ذا m sg (, this), ذي f sg (, this), ذول n pl (dōl, these), ذولا n pl (dōla, these)
  • هذا m sg (hāda, this one), هذي f sg (hādi, this one), هذول n pl (hadōl, these ones), هذولا n pl (hadōla, these ones)

See also edit