ده

Alternative forms

• دا (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/, [dæ(h)]

Determiner

ده • (da) m (feminine دي (di), plural دول (dōl))

1. (demonstrative) this, that

   قريت الكتاب ده ― ʔarēt il-kitāb da ― I read this book

Pronoun

ده • (da) m (feminine دي (di), plural دول (dōl))

1. (demonstrative) this, that

   ده كتاب ― da ktāb ― This is a book

Suffix

ـده • (-da) m (feminine ـدي (-di))

1. Suffixes sometimes attached after singular definite nouns that mean time-periods or units of time to mean the current, or the upcoming time period or unit; with respect to gender: this, to-

   ‎النهار (in-nahār, “daytime”) + ‎ـدا → ‎النهارده (in-naharda, “today”)

   ‎السنة (is-sana, “the year”) + ‎ـدي → ‎السنادي (is-sanādi, “this year”)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

ده (da)

1. ten

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

ده (da)

1. ten