ذا

See also: دا and Appendix:Variations of "da"

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))

1. 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
	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

• ذَاكَ (ḏāka, “that”)
  • آنَذَاكَ (ʔānaḏāka), حِينَذَاكَ (ḥīnaḏāka), إِذَّاكَ (ʔiḏḏāka)
  • يَوْمَذَاكَ (yawmaḏāka)
• ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika, “that”)
  • كَذٰلِكَ (kaḏālika)
• كَذَا (kaḏā)
• هٰذَا (hāḏā, “this”)
• هٰذَاكَ (hāḏāka, “that”)
• هٰكَذَا (hākaḏā)

Noun

ذَا • (ḏā) m

1. accusative masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/, /ðaː/

Pronoun

ذا • (dā) m (feminine ذي (dī), plural ذول (dōl) or ذولا (dōla))

1. this

   Synonym: هذا (hāda)

Najdi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

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))

1. this

Derived terms

• ذَاك (“that”)
  • هٰذَاك (“that”)
• ذٰلِك (“that”)
  • كَذٰلِك (“also”)
• هٰذَا (“this”)
• ݭِذَا (“like this”)
  • ݭِذاتا (“~like this”)