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))

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
Dual	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

accusative masculine singular of ذُو‎ (ḏū)

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