LessonsDemonstratives — forms, syntax and usageQuiz

فَذَلِكَ خَمْسَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ، الْحَاصِلُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ خَمْسَةٍ فِي خَمْسَةٍ.
Translation: Five form groups combined with five addressee groups yield 25 patterns.

This is the author’s combinatorial rule, not a complete paradigm on this slide. Selected illustrations: «ذَاكَ، ذَاكِ، ذَاكُمَا، ذَاكُمْ، ذَاكُنَّ». Address marking changes while the core pointing function remains.

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Why the author counts 25 combinations

Demonstratives — forms, syntax and usage

فَذَلِكَ خَمْسَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ، الْحَاصِلُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ خَمْسَةٍ فِي خَمْسَةٍ.
Translation: Five form groups combined with five addressee groups yield 25 patterns.

This is the author’s combinatorial rule, not a complete paradigm on this slide. Selected illustrations: «ذَاكَ، ذَاكِ، ذَاكُمَا، ذَاكُمْ، ذَاكُنَّ». Address marking changes while the core pointing function remains.