ذا

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Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (this). Cognates include Ge'ez () and Amharic ይህ (yəh).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ذَا (ḏām sg (feminine ذِي (ḏī) or ذِهِ (ḏihi) or تِهِ (tihi) or تِي (), or obsolete ذَاتَ (ḏāta), masculine dual ذَانِ (ḏāni), feminine dual تَانِ (tāni), plural أُولَاءِ (ʾulāʾi) or أُولَى (ʾulā))

  1. this

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

ذَا (ḏām

  1. accusative masculine singular of ذُو (ḏū)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

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

  1. this
    Synonym: هذا (hāda)