Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ਜ਼ਾਤ (zātf (Shahmukhi spelling ذات)

  1. self, individuality, person
  2. essence, nature (characteristic)
  3. breed, race, social class, caste, ethnicity
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 1364:
      ਕਬੀਰ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਕਉ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਹਸਨੇਹਾਰੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਇਸ ਜਾਤਿ ਕਉ ਜਿਹ ਜਪਿਓ ਸਿਰਜਨਹਾਰੁ
      kabīr merī jāt ko sabh ko hasnehār balhārī es jāt ko jeh japio sirjanhār
      Kabeer, everyone laughs at my social class. I am a sacrifice to this social class, in which I chant and meditate on the Creator.
    Synonyms: ਬਰਾਦਰੀ (barādrī), ਜਿਨਸ (jinas), ਜੱਦ (jadda), ਕੁਲ (kul), ਬੰਸ (bans)
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References

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  • ਜ਼ਾਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜ਼ਾਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.