ਧਾਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਧਾਂਤ (dhānt)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धातु (dhātu). Doublet of ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਧਾਤ • (dhāt) f (Shahmukhi spelling دھات)

1. metal
2. mineral
3. element
4. (colloquial) aluminium
5. semen

Declension

Declension of ਧਾਤ
dir. sg.	ਧਾਤ (dhāt)
dir. pl.	ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਧਾਤ (dhāt)	ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
oblique	ਧਾਤ (dhāt)	ਧਾਤਾਂ (dhātā̃)
vocative	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੋ (dhāto)
ablative	ਧਾਤੋਂ (dhātõ)	ਧਾਤਿਆੰ (dhātiā̃)
locative	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)
instrumental	ਧਾਤੇ (dhāte)	ਧਾਤੀਂ (dhātī̃)

Derived terms

• ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (dhāt viddiā, “metallurgy”)
• ਧਾਤੀ (dhātī, “metallic”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਧਾਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024