جات

Persian

Etymology

An extended form of ‎ (-ât), from Arabic ـَات‎ (-āt). The /dʒ/ probably goes back to the Middle Persian /ɡ/ that also resurfaces with the plural suffix ‎ (-ân), as in ‎ (parande) → (parandegân). Before the Arabic suffix, this /ɡ/ was Arabised to /dʒ/ by analogy with Persian loanwords in Arabic; compare بَرْنامَج‎ (barnāmaj) vis-à-vis Persian ‎ (barnâme) etc.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːt/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːt/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɒːt/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔt/

Suffix

جات • (-jât)

Forms the plural of some nouns, mostly ending in ‎ (-e), less often in other vowels. Such plurals often have a collective sense, e.g. referring to products or plants.

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