ذاك

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From ذَا (ḏā, this) +‎ كَ (ka).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ذَاكَ (ḏākam (feminine تَاكَ (tāka) or تِيكَ (tīka))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)
    Synonym: ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika)

Usage notes

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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

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Declension

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

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic ذَاكَ (ḏāka).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ذاك (dākm (feminine ذيك (dīk), plural ذوك (dōk) or ذولاك (dōlāk))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)

Antonyms

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  • ذا m sg (, this), ذي f sg (, 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

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