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that in Arabic

أَنْ ʔan

/ðət/

that in Arabic: أَنْ (ʔan), ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika), ذَاكَ (ḏāka), تِلْكَ (tilka). In English, that means introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.

Arabic words for that

connecting a noun clause
أَنْ ʔan
connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")
لِكَيْ li-kay, أَنْ ʔan
what is being indicated
ذٰلِكَ ḏālika, ذَاكَ ḏāka, تِلْكَ tilka, تَاكَ tāka, ذَانِكَ ḏānika, تَانِكَ tānika
that thing
ذَاكَ ḏāka, ذٰلِكَ ḏālika, تِلْكَ tilka
which
اَلَّذِي allaḏī, اَلَّتِي allatī, اَلَّذِينَ allaḏīna, اَللَّاتِي al-lātī, اَللَّوَاتِي al-lawātī, اَللَّائِي al-lāʔī

English meaning of that

  1. conjunction Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
  2. conjunction As delayed subject.
  3. conjunction As direct subject.
  4. conjunction Introducing the complement of a mandative verb.

Full definition of that

that in a sentence

  • He told me that the book is a good read.
  • I believe that it is true.
  • I can see that the ladder won't reach.

Synonyms of that

that in other languages

Questions about that in Arabic

What is the meaning of that in Arabic?
That in Arabic is أَنْ (ʔan), ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika), ذَاكَ (ḏāka), تِلْكَ (tilka).
ما معنى كلمة that؟
That: أَنْ (ʔan), ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika), ذَاكَ (ḏāka), تِلْكَ (tilka).
What does that mean in English?
That means introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.

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