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تيا

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with feminine demonstrative pronouns and their diminutive forms. It relates to the feminine singular demonstratives 'this' and 'that', specifically their diminutive or altered versions.

Derived headwords

تِيَاother
  1. 1.
    feminine demonstrative pronounclassical

    A feminine demonstrative pronoun, often used as an alternative or diminutive form of 'this' or 'that' when referring to a feminine singular noun.

تِيَاother
  1. 1.
    diminutive of 'this' (fem.)classical

    The diminutive form of the feminine singular demonstrative pronoun, indicating a smaller or closer instance of the referred-to feminine noun.

ذَاother
  1. 1.
    demonstrative pronoun (masc.)both

    A masculine singular demonstrative pronoun, meaning 'this' or 'that'.

ذِيَاother
  1. 1.
    diminutive of 'this' (masc.)classical

    The diminutive form of the masculine singular demonstrative pronoun 'this' or 'that'.

ذُهother
  1. 1.
    demonstrative pronoun (fem.)classical

    A feminine singular demonstrative pronoun, an alternative form for 'this' or 'that'.

ذُهِيother
  1. 1.
    demonstrative pronoun (fem.)classical

    Another feminine singular demonstrative pronoun, similar in meaning to 'this' or 'that'.

هَذِهِother
  1. 1.
    this (fem. sing.)both

    The standard feminine singular demonstrative pronoun, meaning 'this'.

Parallel reading

تأنيث ذا
Feminine of 'dha' (this/that).
وتيا تصغيره
And 'tiya' is its diminutive.
وكذلك ذيا تصغير ذه
And likewise 'dhiya' is the diminutive of 'dhu'.
وذهي وهذه
And 'dhihi' and 'hadhihi'.