ਧਾਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਧਾਂਤ (dhānt)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu). Doublet of ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਧਾਤ • (dhāt) f (Shahmukhi spelling دھات)

1. metal
2. mineral

   Synonym: ਖਣਿਜ (khaṇij)

3. element
4. (colloquial) aluminium
5. semen

   Synonym: ਵੀਰਜ (vīraj)

Declension

Declension of ਧਾਤ

	singular	plural
direct	ਧਾਤ (dhāt)	ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
oblique	ਧਾਤ (dhāt)	ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
vocative	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੋ (dhāto)
ablative	ਧਾਤੋਂ (dhātõ)	—
locative	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)
instrumental	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)

Derived terms

• ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (dhāt viddiā, “metallurgy”)
• ਧਾਤੀ (dhātī, “metallic”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਧਾਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026