ذاك

Arabic

Etymology

From ذَا (ḏā, “this”) +‎ كَ (ka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðaː.ka/

Pronoun

ذَاكَ • (ḏāka) m (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 of pronoun ذَاكَ (ḏāka)
Singular Masculine Feminine
singular invariable singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal — ذَاكَ
ḏāka		 — تَاكَ‎; تِيكَ
tāka‎; tīka
Nominative — ذَاكَ
ḏāka		 — تَاكَ‎; تِيكَ
tāka‎; tīka
Accusative — ذَاكَ
ḏāka		 — تَاكَ‎; تِيكَ
tāka‎; tīka
Genitive — ذَاكَ
ḏāka		 — تَاكَ‎; تِيكَ
tāka‎; tīka
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal — ذَيْنِكَ
ḏaynika		 — تَيْنِكَ
taynika
Nominative — ذَانِكَ
ḏānika		 — تَانِكَ
tānika
Accusative — ذَيْنِكَ
ḏaynika		 — تَيْنِكَ
taynika
Genitive — ذَيْنِكَ
ḏaynika		 — تَيْنِكَ
taynika
Plural Masculine Feminine
broken plural invariable broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika		 — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika
Nominative — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika		 — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika
Accusative — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika		 — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika
Genitive — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika		 — أُولٰئِكَ
ʾulāʾika

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
  • IPA(key): /daːk/, /ðaːk/

Pronoun

ذاك • (dāk) m (feminine ذيك (dīk), plural ذوك (dōk) or ذولاك (dōlāk))

  1. that (demonstrative pronoun)

Antonyms
  • ذا m sg (dā, “this”), ذي f sg (dī, “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
  • هذاك m sg (hadāk, “that one”), هذيك f sg (hadīk, “that one”), هذوك n pl (hadōk, “those ones”), هذولاك n pl (hadōkāl, “those ones”)
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