ذات

Arabic

Noun

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

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of ذُو (ḏū, “possessor of, owner of”)
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

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

Noun

ذَات • (ḏāt) f (dual ذَاتَانِ (ḏātāni), 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 ― noun

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

Pronoun

ذَاتَ • (ḏāta) f

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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɒːt/

Noun

ذات • (zât)

1. essence
2. nature (characteristic)
3. substance

Derived terms

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

 

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ذات, from Arabic

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)