جات
Persian
Etymology
An extended form of ـات (-ât), from Arabic ـَات (-āt). The /dʒ/ probably goes back to the Middle Persian /ɡ/ that also resurfaces with the plural suffix ـان (-ân), as in پرنده (parande) → پرندگان (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 برنامه (barnâme) etc.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːt]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɒːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jāt |
| Dari reading? | jāt |
| Iranian reading? | jât |
| Tajik reading? | jot |
Suffix
جات • (-jât)
- Forms the plural of some nouns, mostly ending in ـه (-e), less often in other vowels. Such plurals often have a collective sense, e.g. referring to products or plants.
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