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ذا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with demonstrative pronouns used to point to something, distinguishing between masculine and feminine referents. It functions as a way to identify and specify individuals or entities within a discourse.

Derived headwords

ذاname
  1. 1.
    dhā is a demonstrative pronoun for the masculineboth

    dhā is a demonstrative pronoun for the masculine

ذيname
  1. 1.
    dhī with kasra on the dhāl is for the feminineboth

    dhī with kasra on the dhāl is for the feminine

  2. 2.
    this handmaiden of Godboth

    this handmaiden of God

Parallel reading

ذا اسم: يشار به إلى المذكر.
Dha is a noun, used to refer to the masculine.
وذِي بكسر الذال للمؤنث.
And dhi, with a kasra on the dhāl, is for the feminine.
تقول: ذِي أمة الله.
You say: Dhi, O Ummat Allah.