أسماء الإشارة
Demonstrative pronouns (أسماء الإشارة asmā’ al-ishirāh) are words like ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’. They vary according to gender (male and female) and number (singular, dual and plural).
This/these (variations of هٰذَآ)
| Plural | Dual | Singular | |
| هٰؤُلاءِ | هَذَانِ | هَذَا | Male |
| هٰؤُلاءِ | هَاتَانِ | هَذِهِ | Female |
That/those (variations of ذٰلِكَ)
| Plural | Dual | Singular | |
| أُولٰئكَ | ذَانِكَ | ذٰلِكَ | Male |
| أُولٰئكَ | تَانِكَ | تِلكَ | Female |
For Place:
| Here | There |
| هنا | هُناك |
More Examples
هَذَا القَلَمُ أَسْوَدٌ
This is a black pen
هَذِهِ الْبِنتُ ذَكِيَّةٌ
This is an intelligent girl
هَذَانِ الكِتَابَانِ مُفِيدَانِ
These two books are useful
هَاتَانِ السَيَّارَتَانِ جَدِيدَتَانِ
These two cars are new
هَؤُلَاءِ الطُلَّابِ مُتَفَوِّقُون
These students are exemplary
تِلكِ الحَقِيبَةُ بَيضَاءٌ
That is a white bag
أُولَئِكَ الوَردَاتُ جَمِيلَاتٌ
Those flowers are beautiful
هُنَا بَيّتِي
My house is here
هُنَاكَ مَطعَمٌ جَيّدٌ
There is a good restaurant there
