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
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 quotation)

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

Derived terms

ذَات الرِّئَة f (ḏāt ar-riʔa, “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-ʔāajrās, 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 ʔanfusihim ― their selves
-self
هُوَ بِذَاتِهِ ― huwa biḏātihi ― he himself

هُوَ ذَاتُهُ ― huwa ḏātuhu ― he himself
same
ذَات الشَّيْء ― ḏāt aš-šayʔ ― the same thing

ذَات الْأَشْيَاء ― ḏāt al-ʔašyāʔ ― the same things

السَّنَة ذَاتُهَا ― as-sana ḏātuhā ― the same year
material object
اِسْم الذَّات ― ism aḏ-ḏāt ― concrete noun
(philosophy) essence
Coordinate term: عَرَض (ʕaraḍ, “accident”)

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	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
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-ʔilāhiyya, noun)
اِسْمُ ذَاتٍ m (ismu ḏātin, “concrete noun”, noun)
تَحْلِيلُ الذَّات m (taḥlīlu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
تَقْرِيع الذَّات m (taqrīʕ aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
حُبُّ الذَّات m (ḥubbu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
دِرَاسَة الذَّات f (dirāsa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
مَعْرِفَة الذَّات f (maʕrifa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
تَكَامُلُ الذَّات m (takāmulu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
عِشْق الذَّات m (ʕišq aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
اِنْطِوَاءٌ عَلَى الذَّات m (inṭiwāʔun ʕalā ḏ-ḏāt, noun)

Descendants

→ North Levantine Arabic: ذات (learned)
→ Ottoman Turkish: ذات
→ Swahili: dhati
→ Turkmen: zat

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

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

Borrowed from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ðɑːt]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔːt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒːt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ḏāt
Dari reading^?	zāt
Iranian reading^?	zât
Tajik reading^?	zot

Noun

ذات • (zât) (plural ذوات (zavât))

essence; nature, fundamental characteristic
― dar zât-aš ― in its essence; essentially

âdami ke zât-e xubi dârad
person with a good nature
substance
(archaic) person; especially often used in old-fashioned honorifics.
― zât-e šarif ― his noble person

Derived terms

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

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ज़ात (zāt)

Urdu: ذَات (zāt)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zāt), from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɑːt̪/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

ذات • (zāt) f (Hindi spelling ज़ात)

Related terms

ذاتی (zātī)