ذا
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (“this”). Cognates include Ge'ez ዝ (zə), Amharic ይህ (yəh) and Hebrew זה.
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))
Declension
| 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 | ||
| 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 ʾulāʾi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
| nominative | — | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
| accusative | — | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
| genitive | — | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
— | أُولَاءِ ʾulāʾi |
Derived terms
Noun
ذَا • (ḏā) m
- accusative masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daː/, /ðaː/
Pronoun
ذا • (dā) m (feminine ذي (dī), plural ذول (dōl) or ذولا (dōla))
Najdi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðaː/
Pronoun
ذَا • (transliteration needed) m sg (feminine singular ذِي (ḏī), diminutive m-s ذَيَّا (ḏayya), diminutive f-s ذَيَّي (ḏayyai), m-plural ذَوْلا (ḏawla) or ذَُولا (ḏōla) or ذَُول (ḏōl) or ذَلَّا (ḏalla) or ذَلْ (ḏal), f-p ذَُولي (ḏōli) or ذَُولِن (ḏōlin) or ذَلِّن (ḏallin) or ذَلِّي (ḏalli) or ذِنْ (ḏin) or ذَنِّي (ḏanni) or ذَن (ḏan), diminutive m-p ذَيَّوْلا (ḏayyaula) or ذَيَُّولا (ḏayyōla), diminutive f-p ذَيَّوْلِي (ḏayyauli) or ذَيَُّولِي (ḏayyōli))