ذات

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðaːt/

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ذَاتَ • (ḏāta) f

1. (rare, obsolete) feminine singular of ذَا (ḏā, “this”)

Etymology 1.1

Noun

ذَات • (ḏāt) f (dual ذَوَاتَا (ḏawātā, oblique ذَوَاتَيْ (ḏawātay)) or ذَاتَا (ḏātā, oblique ذَاتَيْ (ḏātay)), plural ذَوَات (ḏawāt) or أُولَات (ʔulāt), masculine ذُو (ḏū)) (construct state only)

1. feminine singular of ذُو (ḏū, “possessor of, owner of”)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 111:3:

     سَيَصْلَى نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

     sayaṣlā nāran ḏāta lahabin

     He will burn in a Fire of flame

2. spontaneousness

   ذَات الْبَيْن ― ḏāt al-bayn ― disagreement, enmity; concord, friendship

   ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ― ḏāta yawmin ― one day, once

   ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ― ḏāta laylatin ― on a certain night

   ذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ ― ḏāta marratin ― once; one time

   • (Can we date this quote?) Ahmad Shawqi

     يُقَالُ كَانَ الْكَلْبُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ
     بَيْنَ الرِّيَاضِ غَارِقًا فِي النَّوْمِ

     yuqālu kāna l-kalbu ḏāta yawmin
     bayna r-riyāḍi ḡāriqan fī n-nawmi

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)

singular	masculine			feminine
	singular long construct			basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	—	ذُو ḏū	—	—	ذَات ḏāt
nominative	—	—	ذُو ḏū	—	—	ذَاتُ ḏātu
accusative	—	—	ذَا ḏā	—	—	ذَاتَ ḏāta
genitive	—	—	ذِي ḏī	—	—	ذَاتِ ḏāti
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	—	ذَوَيْ ḏaway	—	—	ذَوَاتَيْ‎; ذَاتَيْ ḏawātay‎; ḏātay
nominative	—	—	ذَوَا ḏawā	—	—	ذَوَاتَا‎; ذَاتَا ḏawātā‎; ḏātā
accusative	—	—	ذَوَيْ ḏaway	—	—	ذَوَاتَيْ‎; ذَاتَيْ ḏawātay‎; ḏātay
genitive	—	—	ذَوَيْ ḏaway	—	—	ذَوَاتَيْ‎; ذَاتَيْ ḏawātay‎; ḏātay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	—	ذَوِي‎; أُولِي ḏawī‎; ʾulī	—	—	ذَوَات‎; أُولَات ḏawāt‎; ʾulāt
nominative	—	—	ذَوُو‎; أُولُو ḏawū‎; ʾulū	—	—	ذَوَاتُ‎; أُولَاتُ ḏawātu‎; ʾulātu
accusative	—	—	ذَوِي‎; أُولِي ḏawī‎; ʾulī	—	—	ذَوَاتِ‎; أُولَاتِ ḏawāti‎; ʾulāti
genitive	—	—	ذَوِي‎; أُولِي ḏawī‎; ʾulī	—	—	ذَوَاتِ‎; أُولَاتِ ḏawāti‎; ʾulāti

Derived terms

• ذَات الرِّئَة (ḏāt ar-riʔa, “pneumonia”)
• ذَات الصُّدُور (ḏāt aṣ-ṣudūr, literally “she who possesses the hearts”)
• ذَات ٱلشَّفَة (ḏāt š-šafa, literally “she who possesses the lip”)
• ذَات ٱلشِّمَال (ḏāt š-šimāl, literally “she on the left”)
• ذَات ٱلۡآجْرَاس (ḏāt l-ʔājrās, literally “She who possesses the bells”)
• ذَات ٱلۡبَيْن (ḏāt l-bayn, “disagreement, enmity; concord, friendship”)
• ذَات ٱلۡجَنْب (ḏāt l-janb, “pleurisy”)
• ذَات ٱلۡقَرْنَيْنِ (ḏāt l-qarnayni, literally “she who possesses two horns”)
• ذَات ٱلۡيَمِين (ḏāt l-yamīn, literally “she on the right”)

Etymology 1.2

Noun

ذَات • (ḏāt) f (dual ذَاتَان (ḏātān), plural ذَوَات (ḏawāt))

1. being, essence, substance, nature
2. person, individual

   ذَاتًا ― ḏātan ― personally

3. self, identity

   ذَات نَفْسِهِ ― ḏāt nafsihi ― his self

   ذَات أَنْفُسِهِم ― ḏāt ʔanfusihim ― their selves

4. -self

   هُوَ بِذَاتِهِ ― huwa biḏātihi ― he himself

   هُوَ ذَاتُهُ ― huwa ḏātuhu ― he himself

5. same

   ذَات الشَّيْء ― ḏāt aš-šayʔ ― the same thing

   ذَات الْأَشْيَاء ― ḏāt al-ʔašyāʔ ― the same things

   السَّنَة ذَاتُهَا ― as-sana ḏātuhā ― the same year

6. material object

   اِسْم الذَّات ― ism aḏ-ḏāt ― concrete noun

7. (philosophy) essence

   Coordinate term: عَرَض (ʕaraḍ, “accident”)

Declension

Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذَات ḏāt	الذَّات aḏ-ḏāt	ذَات ḏāt
nominative	ذَاتٌ ḏātun	الذَّاتُ aḏ-ḏātu	ذَاتُ ḏātu
accusative	ذَاتًا ḏātan	الذَّاتَ aḏ-ḏāta	ذَاتَ ḏāta
genitive	ذَاتٍ ḏātin	الذَّاتِ aḏ-ḏāti	ذَاتِ ḏāti
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذَاتَيْن ḏātayn	الذَّاتَيْن aḏ-ḏātayn	ذَاتَيْ ḏātay
nominative	ذَاتَانِ ḏātāni	الذَّاتَانِ aḏ-ḏātāni	ذَاتَا ḏātā
accusative	ذَاتَيْنِ ḏātayni	الذَّاتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏātayni	ذَاتَيْ ḏātay
genitive	ذَاتَيْنِ ḏātayni	الذَّاتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏātayni	ذَاتَيْ ḏātay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذَوَات ḏawāt	الذَّوَات aḏ-ḏawāt	ذَوَات ḏawāt
nominative	ذَوَاتٌ ḏawātun	الذَّوَاتُ aḏ-ḏawātu	ذَوَاتُ ḏawātu
accusative	ذَوَاتٍ ḏawātin	الذَّوَاتِ aḏ-ḏawāti	ذَوَاتِ ḏawāti
genitive	ذَوَاتٍ ḏawātin	الذَّوَاتِ aḏ-ḏawāti	ذَوَاتِ ḏawāti

Derived terms

• اَلذَّات الإِلَٰهِيَّة f (aḏ-ḏāt al-ʔilāhiyya, noun)
• اِسْمُ ذَاتٍ m (ismu ḏātin, “concrete noun”, noun)
• اِنْطِوَاءٌ عَلَى الذَّات m (inṭiwāʔun ʕalā ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• تَحْلِيلُ الذَّات m (taḥlīlu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• تَقْرِيع الذَّات m (taqrīʕ aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• تَكَامُلُ الذَّات m (takāmulu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• حُبُّ الذَّات m (ḥubbu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• دِرَاسَة الذَّات f (dirāsa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• عِشْق الذَّات m (ʕišq aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
• مَعْرِفَة الذَّات f (maʕrifa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: دات (dāt)
• → North Levantine Arabic: ذات (learned)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ذات
• → Swahili: dhati
• → Turkmen: zat

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ذات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeːt/
• Homophone: زيت (zēt, “oil”)

Noun

ذات • (zēt, zāt) f

1. essence
2. same
3. -self

Usage notes

• Often used with enclitic suffixes with the singular and plural third-person pronouns, هو, هي, and هن/هنن.
  • هو ذاتهُ (huwwe zēto, “the same one”) masc.
  • هي ذاتهَا (hiyye zēta, “the same one”) fem.
  • هن ذاتهُن (hinne zētun, “the same ones”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈðaːt/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒːt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔt̪]

• Rhymes: -aːt

Readings
Classical reading?	ḏāt
Dari reading?	zāt
Iranian reading?	zât
Tajik reading?	zot

Noun

ذات • (zāt / zât) (plural ذوات (zavât), Tajik spelling зот)

1. essence; nature, fundamental characteristic

   در ذاتش ― dar zât-aš ― in its essence; essentially

   آدمی که ذات خوبی دارد

   âdami ke zât-e xubi dârad

   person with a good nature

2. substance
3. (archaic) person; especially often used in old-fashioned honorifics.

   ذات شریف ― zât-e šarif ― his noble person

Derived terms

• بدذات (badzât)
• ذاتاً (zâtan)
• ذاتی (zâti)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ज़ात (zāt)

  Urdu: ذَات (zāt)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “ذات”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ذات”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذَات (zāt), from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt). Sense 1, Sense 2 is possibly influenced by Sanskrit जा॒ति (jātí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaːt̪]

Noun

ذاتَ • (ẕāta) f (Devanagari ज़ात)

2. caste
4. surname

Declension

Declension of ذاتَ (fem a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ذاتَ ẕāta	ذاتُون, ذاتان1 ẕātū̃, ẕātā̃1
oblique	ذاتَ ẕāta	ذاتُنِ, ذاتان1 ẕātuni, ẕātā̃1
vocative	ذاتَ ẕāta	ذاتُون, ذاتان1 ẕātū̃, ẕātā̃1

¹Siroli.

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “ذاتَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “ذات”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɑːt̪/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

ذات • (zāt) f (Hindi spelling ज़ात)

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

Related terms

• ذاتی (zātī)