The suffix جات (“jât”) forms plurals that refer to the different variants of the same type, class, group, category, … For instance, “sabzi” means “vegetable”, “sabzihâ” means “vegetables” and “sabzijât” means “different varieties of vegetables”. It is clear that “sabzijât” is a subset of “sabzihâ”. That is, “different varieties of vegetables” are part of “vegetables”. The suffix “jât” forms a more specific plural that emphasizes the variety of a given word.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| سبزی ⟨sabzi⟩ vegetable |
سبزیجات ⟨sabzijât⟩ vegetables of any variety |
| میوه ⟨mive⟩ fruit |
میوه‌جات ⟨mivejât⟩ fruits of any variety |
| شیرینی ⟨širini⟩ sweet substance (fruit/food/drink/…) |
شیرینیجات ⟨širinijât⟩ sweet substances of any variety |
| ترشی ⟨torši⟩ sour substance (fruit/food/drink/…) |
ترشیجات ⟨toršijât⟩ sour substances of any variety |
| چربی ⟨čarbi⟩ fatty substance |
چربیجات ⟨čarbijât⟩ fatty substances of any variety |
| طلا ⟨talâ⟩ gold |
طلاجات ⟨talâjât⟩ gold jewelry of any variety |
| کارخانه ⟨kârxâne⟩ factory |
کارخانجات ⟨kârxânejât⟩ factories of any variety |
Practice Examples
- ادویه: ادویه‌جات
- بدلی: بدلیجات
- اداره: اداره‌جات
- نقره: نقره‌جات
- فردا اداره‌جات تعطیل است.
- هزاران سال است که انسان از ادویه‌جات برای مزه‌دار کردن غذاها استفاده می‌کند.