ذاك

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Arabic

Etymology

From ذَا (ḏā, this) +‎ كَ (ka).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

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

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

    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

Etymology

From Arabic ذَاكَ (ḏāka).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

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

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)

Antonyms

  • 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)

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