ज़ात
See also: जाति, जाता, जंतु, जीत, जूता, ज़ाती, and जाती
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ذات (zât), from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zɑːt̪/, [zäːt̪], /d͡ʒɑːt̪/, [d͡ʒäːt̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
ज़ात • (zāt) f (Urdu spelling ذات)
- essence
- nature (characteristic)
- substance
- body
- person, entity
- self, ego
- possessor, owner
- breed, caste
- generation
Declension
Declension of ज़ात (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | ज़ात zāt | ज़ातें zātẽ |
oblique | ज़ात zāt | ज़ातों zātõ |
vocative | ज़ात zāt | ज़ातो zāto |
Related terms
- ज़ाती (zātī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “zāt”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 367