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)
- 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
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- 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 quote)
- yuqālu kāna l-kalbu ḏāta yawmin
Declension
Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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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 f (ḏāt ar-riʾa, “pneumonia”, noun)
- ذَات الصُّدُور f (ḏāt aṣ-ṣudūr, noun)
- ذَات الْبَيْن f (ḏāt al-bayn, noun)
- ذَات الشِّمَال f (ḏāt aš-šimāl, noun)
- ذَات الشَّفَة f (ḏāt aš-šafa, noun)
- ذَات اليَمِين f (ḏāt al-yamīn, noun)
- ذَات الْآَجْرَاس f (ḏāt al-ʾāajrās, noun)
- ذَات الْقَرْنَيْنِ f (ḏāt al-qarnayni, noun)
- ذَات الجَنْب f (ḏāt al-janb, “pleurisy”, noun)
Noun
ذَات • (ḏāt) f (dual ذَاتَانِ (ḏātāni), plural ذَوَات (ḏawāt))
- being, essence, substance, nature
- person, individual
- ذَاتًا ― ḏātan ― personally
- self, identity
- ذَات نَفْسِهِ ― ḏāt nafsihi ― his self
- ذَات أَنْفُسِهِم ― ḏāt ʾanfusihim ― their selves
- -self
- هُوَ بِذَاتِهِ ― huwa biḏātihi ― he himself
- هُوَ ذَاتُهُ ― huwa ḏātuhu ― he himself
- same
- ذَات الشَّيْء ― ḏāt aš-šayʾ ― the same thing
- ذَات الْأَشْيَاء ― ḏāt al-ʾašyāʾ ― the same things
- السَّنَة ذَاتُهَا ― as-sana ḏātuhā ― the same year
- material object
- اِسْم الذَّات ― ism aḏ-ḏāt ― concrete noun
Declension
Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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-ʾilāhiyya, noun)
- اِسْمُ ذَاتٍ m (ismu ḏātin, “concrete noun”, noun)
- تَحْلِيلُ الذَّات m (taḥlīlu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- تَقْرِيع الذَّات m (taqrīʿ aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- حُبُّ الذَّات m (ḥubbu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- دِرَاسَة الذَّات f (dirāsa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- مَعْرِفَة الذَّات f (maʿrifa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- تَكَامُلُ الذَّات m (takāmulu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- عِشْق الذَّات m (ʿišq aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
- اِنْطِوَاءٌ عَلَى الذَّات m (inṭiwāʾun ʿalā ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
Descendants
- → North Levantine Arabic: ذات (learned)
- → Swahili: dhati
Pronoun
ذَاتَ • (ḏāta) f
- (rare, obsolete) feminine singular of ذَا (ḏā, “this”)
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic ذات (ḏāt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeːt/
Noun
ذات • (zēt, zāt) f
- essence
- same
- -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
From Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ðɑːt/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /zɑːt/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /zɒːt/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /zɔt/
Noun
ذات • (zât)
- essence
- nature (characteristic)
- substance
Derived terms
- بدذات (badzât)
- ذاتاً (zâtan)
- ذاتی (zâti)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ذات, from Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
ذات • (zāt) f (Hindi spelling ज़ात)
- essence
- nature (characteristic)
- substance
- body
- person, entity
- self, ego
- possessor, owner
- breed, caste
- generation
Related terms
- ذاتی