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)

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

Declension

Declension of ज़ात (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
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