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بِأَوَائِلِهَا هَاءُ التَّنْبِيهِ، نَحْوُ: «هَذَا وَهَذَانِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ».
Translation: The attention particle hāʾ can be prefixed, as in hādhā, hādhāni, and hāʾulāʾi.

هَا draws attention and is a particle, not itself the case-bearing demonstrative. In «هَذَا», the demonstrative element is «ذَا».

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The attention particle hāʾ

Demonstratives — forms, syntax and usage

بِأَوَائِلِهَا هَاءُ التَّنْبِيهِ، نَحْوُ: «هَذَا وَهَذَانِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ».
Translation: The attention particle hāʾ can be prefixed, as in hādhā, hādhāni, and hāʾulāʾi.

هَا draws attention and is a particle, not itself the case-bearing demonstrative. In «هَذَا», the demonstrative element is «ذَا».