ذاك

Arabic

Etymology

ذَا‎ (this) +‎ كَ‎ (you)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ðaː.ka/

Pronoun

ذَاكَ • (ḏāka) m sg, feminine تَاكَ‎ (tāka) or تِيكَ‎ (tīka)

that (demonstrative pronoun)
Synonym: ذٰلِكَ‎ (ḏālika)

Usage notes

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

Declension of pronoun ذَاكَ (ḏāka)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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
Dual	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

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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَاكَ‎ (ḏāka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaːk/

Pronoun

ذاك • (dāk) m sg

that (demonstrative pronoun)

Antonyms

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”)

See also

ذيك‎ f sg (dīk, “that”), ذوك‎ n pl (dōk, “those”), ذولاك‎ n pl (dōlāk, “those”)
هذاك‎ m sg (hadāk, “that one”), هذيك‎ f sg (hadīk, “that one”), هذوك‎ n pl (hadōk, “those ones”), هذولاك‎ n pl (hadōkāl, “those ones”)

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