جات
Persian
Etymology
An extended form of ـات (-ât), from Arabic ـَات (-āt). The /dʒ/ probably goes back to the Middle Persian /ɡ/ that also resurfaces with the plural suffix ـان (-ân), as in پرنده (parande) → پرندگان (parandegân). Before the Arabic suffix, this /ɡ/ was Arabised to /dʒ/ by analogy with Persian loanwords in Arabic; compare بَرْنامَج (barnāmaj) vis-à-vis Persian برنامه (barnâme) etc.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːt/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːt/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒːt/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔt/
Suffix
جات • (-jât)
- Forms the plural of some nouns, mostly ending in ـه (-e), less often in other vowels. Such plurals often have a collective sense, e.g. referring to products or plants.