जात

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aHtás (born, begotten), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós (begotten, produced). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀 (zāta), Latin gnātus, nātus, Old English -cund.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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जात (jātá) stem

  1. born, produced, begotten, birthed, engendered
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.12.1:
      यो जात एव प्रथमो मनस्वान्देवो देवान्क्रतुना पर्यभूषत् ।
      यस्य शुष्माद्रोदसी अभ्यसेतां नृम्णस्य मह्ना स जनास इन्द्रः ॥
      yo jāta eva prathamo manasvāndevo devānkratunā paryabhūṣat.
      yasya śuṣmādrodasī abhyasetāṃ nṛmṇasya mahnā sa janāsa indraḥ.
      He, the chief God of lofty spirit, who by power and might became the gods’ protector just as he was born,
      Before whose hiss the earth and heavens trembled due to the greatness of his valour, He, O folks, is Indra.
  2. (with dative) destined for
  3. happened, manifest, become

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of जात (jātá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जातः
jātáḥ
जातौ / जाता¹
jātaú / jātā́¹
जाताः / जातासः¹
jātā́ḥ / jātā́saḥ¹
Vocative जात
jā́ta
जातौ / जाता¹
jā́tau / jā́tā¹
जाताः / जातासः¹
jā́tāḥ / jā́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative जातम्
jātám
जातौ / जाता¹
jātaú / jātā́¹
जातान्
jātā́n
Instrumental जातेन
jāténa
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातैः / जातेभिः¹
jātaíḥ / jātébhiḥ¹
Dative जाताय
jātā́ya
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Ablative जातात्
jātā́t
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Genitive जातस्य
jātásya
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातानाम्
jātā́nām
Locative जाते
jāté
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातेषु
jātéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of जाता (jātā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जाता
jātā́
जाते
jāté
जाताः
jātā́ḥ
Vocative जाते
jā́te
जाते
jā́te
जाताः
jā́tāḥ
Accusative जाताम्
jātā́m
जाते
jāté
जाताः
jātā́ḥ
Instrumental जातया / जाता¹
jātáyā / jātā́¹
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जाताभिः
jātā́bhiḥ
Dative जातायै
jātā́yai
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जाताभ्यः
jātā́bhyaḥ
Ablative जातायाः / जातायै²
jātā́yāḥ / jātā́yai²
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जाताभ्यः
jātā́bhyaḥ
Genitive जातायाः / जातायै²
jātā́yāḥ / jātā́yai²
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातानाम्
jātā́nām
Locative जातायाम्
jātā́yām
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातासु
jātā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of जात (jātá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जातम्
jātám
जाते
jāté
जातानि / जाता¹
jātā́ni / jātā́¹
Vocative जात
jā́ta
जाते
jā́te
जातानि / जाता¹
jā́tāni / jā́tā¹
Accusative जातम्
jātám
जाते
jāté
जातानि / जाता¹
jātā́ni / jātā́¹
Instrumental जातेन
jāténa
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातैः / जातेभिः¹
jātaíḥ / jātébhiḥ¹
Dative जाताय
jātā́ya
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Ablative जातात्
jātā́t
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Genitive जातस्य
jātásya
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातानाम्
jātā́nām
Locative जाते
jāté
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातेषु
jātéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

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जात (jātá) stemm or n

  1. child, offspring, son
    Synonyms: पुत्र (putrá), सूनु (sūnú)
  2. a living being; a man, a creature
  3. birth, origin
  4. race, kind, sort, class, species

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of जात (jātá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जातः
jātáḥ
जातौ / जाता¹
jātaú / jātā́¹
जाताः / जातासः¹
jātā́ḥ / jātā́saḥ¹
Vocative जात
jā́ta
जातौ / जाता¹
jā́tau / jā́tā¹
जाताः / जातासः¹
jā́tāḥ / jā́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative जातम्
jātám
जातौ / जाता¹
jātaú / jātā́¹
जातान्
jātā́n
Instrumental जातेन
jāténa
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातैः / जातेभिः¹
jātaíḥ / jātébhiḥ¹
Dative जाताय
jātā́ya
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Ablative जातात्
jātā́t
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Genitive जातस्य
jātásya
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातानाम्
jātā́nām
Locative जाते
jāté
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातेषु
jātéṣu
Notes
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Neuter a-stem declension of जात (jātá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जातम्
jātám
जाते
jāté
जातानि / जाता¹
jātā́ni / jātā́¹
Vocative जात
jā́ta
जाते
jā́te
जातानि / जाता¹
jā́tāni / jā́tā¹
Accusative जातम्
jātám
जाते
jāté
जातानि / जाता¹
jātā́ni / jātā́¹
Instrumental जातेन
jāténa
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातैः / जातेभिः¹
jātaíḥ / jātébhiḥ¹
Dative जाताय
jātā́ya
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Ablative जातात्
jātā́t
जाताभ्याम्
jātā́bhyām
जातेभ्यः
jātébhyaḥ
Genitive जातस्य
jātásya
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातानाम्
jātā́nām
Locative जाते
jāté
जातयोः
jātáyoḥ
जातेषु
jātéṣu
Notes
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Derived terms

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  • जातक (jātaka)
    • Hindi: जाया (jāyā)

Descendants

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