ज़ात

See also: जाति, जाता, जंतु, जीत, जूता, ज़ाती, and जाती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذات (zāt), from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zɑːt̪/, [zäːt̪], /d͡ʒɑːt̪/, [d͡ʒäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

ज़ात • (zāt) f (Urdu spelling ذات)

1. essence
2. nature (characteristic)
3. substance
4. body
5. person, entity
6. self, ego
7. possessor, owner
8. breed, caste
9. generation

Declension

Declension of ज़ात (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज़ात zāt	ज़ातें zātẽ
oblique	ज़ात zāt	ज़ातों zātõ
vocative	ज़ात zāt	ज़ातो zāto

Related terms

• ज़ाती (zātī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “zāt”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 367