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)

1. 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

2. 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)

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
	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))

1. being, essence, substance, nature
2. person, individual

   ‏ذَاتًا‎ ― ḏātan ― personally

3. self, identity

   ‏ذَات نَفْسِهِ‎ ― ḏāt nafsihi ― his self

   ‏ذَات أَنْفُسِهِم‎ ― ḏāt ʔanfusihim ― their selves

4. -self

   ‏هُوَ بِذَاتِهِ‎ ― huwa biḏātihi ― he himself

   ‏هُوَ ذَاتُهُ‎ ― huwa ḏātuhu ― he himself

5. 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

6. material object

   ‏اِسْم الذَّات‎ ― ism aḏ-ḏāt ― concrete noun

Declension

Declension of noun ذَات (ḏāt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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-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)
• → Swahili: dhati

Pronoun

ذَاتَ • (ḏāta) f

1. (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

1. essence
2. same
3. -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)

1. essence
2. nature (characteristic)
3. 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)

1. essence
2. nature (characteristic)
3. substance
4. body
5. person, entity
6. self, ego
7. possessor, owner
8. breed, caste
9. generation

Related terms

• ذاتی‎