Where does “ذلك” come from?
ذلك (Arabic) comes from Arabic لِ — for, to; to, for, towards.
ذلك (Arabic): that demonstrative pronoun
Definitions
- that demonstrative pronoun
Ancestry of “ذلك”, step by step
ذلك traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic لِ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لِ | for, to; to, for, towards |
via Arabic ذَا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ذَا | this, that |
via Arabic كَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَ | like |