ذي

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiː/

Pronoun

ذِي • (ḏī) f

1. this (feminine singular of ذا)

Noun

ذِي • (ḏī) m

1. genitive masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)

Mozarabic

Alternative forms

• ذ (ḏi)

Etymology

From Latin dē.

Preposition

ذي (ḏī)

1. of
   • c. 1100, al-Aʕmā al-Tuṭīlī, Kharja A19 :

     لفَاج ذِ مَطْرَانَهْ

     la-fāja ḏi maṭrāna

     The face of dawn

2. from
   • c. 1100, al-Aʕmā al-Tuṭīlī, Kharja A8 :

     مو الحبيب أنفرم ذ مو امار

     mū al-ḥabīb anfərmə ḏī mū amār

     My friend is ill with my love.

3. during
   • c. 1100, Muhammad ibn ʕubada, Kharja A1 :

     ذي نخْتِ

     ḏī nuxti

     during the night

Notes

• Corriente interprets ⟨ḏī⟩ and other spellings as representing a Mozarabic de.