Arabic edit

Etymology edit

هَا (behold) +‎ ذَاكَ (that)

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

هٰذَاكَ (hāḏākam (feminine هٰتَاكَ (hātāka) or هٰتِيكَ (hātīka))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)
    Synonyms: ذَاكَ (ḏāka), 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 هٰذَاكَ (hāḏāka) هٰذَاكِ (hāḏāki) هٰذَاكُمَا (hāḏākumā) هٰذَاكُمْ (hāḏākum) هٰذَاكُنَّ (hāḏākunna)
Third person