Gulf Arabic Grammar -
This, that, these, those (Demonstrative
Pronouns)
haadha
- this (masc.)
hadhaak, dhaak
- that (masc.)
haadhi
- this (fem.)
hadhiich, dhiich
- that (fem.)
hadhaylayn,
dhaylayn, hadhool, dhoola
- these
hadheylaak, dheylaak, hadhoolak
- those
haadhi il-mi7faDHa – this wallet
il-miHfaDHa dhi - {same as above}
hadhiich
il-mi7faDHa – that wallet
il-mi7faDHa dhiich - {same as above}
hadhoolak
il-muqaawiliin
– those contractors
il-muqaawiliin dhoolak
- {same as above}
You
cannot form "ir-rayyaal dha"
from "haadha-r-rayyaal" becasue haadha is masculine!
Only fem. and plural.
All
of the above could be substituted by ha-, for example:
ha-l-mi7faDHa
– this wallet
ha-l-ayyaam
– these days
