ذاك
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From ذَا (ḏā, “this”) + كَ (ka).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ذَاكَ • (ḏāka) m (feminine تَاكَ (tāka) or تِيكَ (tīka))
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 of pronoun ذَاكَ (ḏāka)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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singular invariable | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | — | ذَاكَ ḏāka |
— | تَاكَ; تِيكَ tāka; tīka |
Nominative | — | ذَاكَ ḏāka |
— | تَاكَ; تِيكَ tāka; tīka |
Accusative | — | ذَاكَ ḏāka |
— | تَاكَ; تِيكَ tāka; tīka |
Genitive | — | ذَاكَ ḏāka |
— | تَاكَ; تِيكَ tāka; tīka |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | — | ذَيْنِكَ ḏaynika |
— | تَيْنِكَ taynika |
Nominative | — | ذَانِكَ ḏānika |
— | تَانِكَ tānika |
Accusative | — | ذَيْنِكَ ḏaynika |
— | تَيْنِكَ taynika |
Genitive | — | ذَيْنِكَ ḏaynika |
— | تَيْنِكَ taynika |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
broken plural invariable | broken plural invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | — | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
— | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
Nominative | — | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
— | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
Accusative | — | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
— | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
Genitive | — | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
— | أُولٰئِكَ ʾulāʾika |
Declension edit
Inflected forms | |||||
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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
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ذاك • (dāk) m (feminine ذيك (dīk), plural ذوك (dōk) or ذولاك (dōlāk))
- that (demonstrative pronoun)
Antonyms edit
- ذا m sg (dā, “this”), ذي f sg (dī, “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”)