ذات

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðaːt/

Etymology 1.1

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 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
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 (ḏāt ar-riʔa, “pneumonia”)
  • ذَات الصُّدُور (ḏāt aṣ-ṣudūr, literally “she who possesses the hearts”)
  • ذَات ٱلشَّفَة (ḏāt š-šafa, literally “she who possesses the lip”)
  • ذَات ٱلشِّمَال (ḏāt š-šimāl, literally “she on the left”)
  • ذَات ٱلۡآجْرَاس (ḏāt l-ʔājrās, literally “She who possesses the bells”)
  • ذَات ٱلۡبَيْن (ḏāt l-bayn, “disagreement, enmity; concord, friendship”)
  • ذَات ٱلۡجَنْب (ḏāt l-janb, “pleurisy”)
  • ذَات ٱلۡقَرْنَيْنِ (ḏāt l-qarnayni, literally “she who possesses two horns”)
  • ذَات ٱلۡيَمِين (ḏāt l-yamīn, literally “she on the right”)

Etymology 1.2

    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
    7. (philosophy) essence
      Coordinate term: عَرَض (ʕaraḍ, “accident”)
    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)
    • اِنْطِوَاءٌ عَلَى الذَّات m (inṭiwāʔun ʕalā ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • تَحْلِيلُ الذَّات m (taḥlīlu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • تَقْرِيع الذَّات m (taqrīʕ aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • تَكَامُلُ الذَّات m (takāmulu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • حُبُّ الذَّات m (ḥubbu ḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • دِرَاسَة الذَّات f (dirāsa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • عِشْق الذَّات m (ʕišq aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    • مَعْرِفَة الذَّات f (maʕrifa(t) aḏ-ḏāt, noun)
    Descendants
    • Moroccan Arabic: دات (dāt)
    • → North Levantine Arabic: ذات (learned)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: ذات
    • → Swahili: dhati
    • → Turkmen: zat

    Etymology 2

    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/
    • Homophone: زيت (zēt, “oil”)

    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

    Borrowed from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

    Pronunciation

     

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

    Noun

    ذات • (zât) (plural ذوات (zavât))

    1. essence; nature, fundamental characteristic
      در ذاتش ― dar zât-aš ― in its essence; essentially
      آدمی که ذات خوبی دارد
      âdami ke zât-e xubi dârad
      person with a good nature
    2. substance
    3. (archaic) person; especially often used in old-fashioned honorifics.
      ذات شریف ― zât-e šarif ― his noble person

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Urdu

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zɑːt̪/
    • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
    • 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
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