ذات

Arabic

Noun

ذَات • (ḏāt) f (dual ذَوَاتَا‎ (ḏawātā) or ذَاتَا‎ (ḏātā), plural ذَوَات‎ (ḏawāt) or أُولَات‎ (ʾulāt), masculine ذُو‎ (ḏū))

(construct state only)

feminine equivalent of ذُو‎ (ḏū, “possessor of, owner of”)
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
Dual	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))

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 ― noun

Declension

Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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	ذَوَاتَيْن‎ ḏawātayn	الذَّوَاتَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏawātayn	ذَوَاتَيْ‎ ḏawātay
Nominative	ذَوَاتَانِ‎ ḏawātāni	الذَّوَاتَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏawātāni	ذَوَاتَا‎ ḏawātā
Accusative	ذَوَاتَيْنِ‎ ḏawātayni	الذَّوَاتَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏawātayni	ذَوَاتَيْ‎ ḏawātay
Genitive	ذَوَاتَيْنِ‎ ḏawātayni	الذَّوَاتَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏawātayni	ذَوَاتَيْ‎ ḏawātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
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

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ذات”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ذو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɒːt/

Noun

ذات • (zât)

essence
nature (characteristic)
substance

Derived terms

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

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian , from Arabic

Noun

ذات • (zāt) f (Hindi spelling ज़ात)

Related terms

ذاتی‎

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