https://arshadhs.github.io/tags/pronouns/Recent content in Pronouns on Arshad SiddiquiHugoen-ushttps://arshadhs.github.io/docs/arabic/demonstrativepronouns/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://arshadhs.github.io/docs/arabic/demonstrativepronouns/<h1 id="demonstrative-pronouns-أسماء-الإشارة"> Demonstrative Pronouns (أسماء الإشارة) <a class="anchor" href="#demonstrative-pronouns-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9">#</a> </h1> <p>The demonstrative pronoun (اِسْم الإشَارَة ism al-ishārah) is a word used to point to something specific. It always comes before the noun it refers to and makes that noun definite.</p> <p>Its role is to indicate whether the thing being pointed to is:</p> <ul> <li>Singular, Dual (المُثنّى), or Plural</li> <li>Masculine or Feminine</li> <li>Near (قريب) or Far (بعيد)</li> </ul> <hr> <h3 id="demonstrative-pronouns-أسماء-الإشارة-1"> Demonstrative Pronouns (أسماء الإشارة) <a class="anchor" href="#demonstrative-pronouns-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-1">#</a> </h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Number</th> <th>Human / Non-human</th> <th>Near (قريب)</th> <th>Far (بعيد)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Singular</td> <td>Masculine</td> <td>هٰذَا</td> <td>ذٰلِكَ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Singular</td> <td>Feminine</td> <td>هٰذِهِ</td> <td>تِلْكَ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plural</td> <td>Human (masc/fem)</td> <td>هٰؤُلَاءِ</td> <td>أُولٰئِكَ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plural</td> <td>Non-human (all)</td> <td>هٰذِهِ <em>(fem. sg.)</em></td> <td>تِلْكَ <em>(fem. sg.)</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <h3 id="mnemonic"> <strong>Mnemonic:</strong> <a class="anchor" href="#mnemonic">#</a> </h3> <ul> <li>Think of <strong>هٰذَا / هٰذِهِ</strong> as “this” (close),</li> <li>and <strong>ذٰلِكَ / تِلْكَ</strong> as “that” (far).</li> </ul> <p>For plurals:</p>