ठाट (thaat)

noun Refers to grand style, pomp, or a lavish/showy way of living; also survives in the fixed idiom ठाट से (thaat se) meaning 'in style.'
Sense 1 : pomp, grandeur, stylish living
noun, masculine
Synonyms: शान (shaan), शान-शौकत (shaan-shaukat), वैभव (vaibhav, formal), रौनक (raunak)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this in casual banter a lot -- if a friend is lounging around with tea and no work while everyone else is busy, someone might say उसके तो ठाट हैं (uske to thaat hain, 'he's got it made'). It carries a light, envious-but-affectionate tone, somewhere between admiration and gentle mockery of someone's easy, comfortable life.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often treat ठाट (thaat) as a rare literary word, but it is alive in everyday speech, especially in the phrase ठाट से रहना (thaat se rahnaa, 'to live in style') and the common exclamation ठाट है! (thaat hai!, 'what a life!' or 'living the life!'). 2) It is almost always used with से (se) when describing how someone lives or does something -- ठाट से (thaat se) -- rather than standing alone as the object of a verb.
Sample Sentences:
उसके तो ठाट हैं, सुबह देर तक सोता है और फिर चाय पीता है। He's got it made -- he sleeps in late and then just drinks tea.
(uske to thaat hain, subah der tak sotaa hai aur phir chaay piitaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रिटायरमेंट के बाद उसके ठाट देखने लायक हैं। After retirement, his lifestyle of ease is a sight to behold.
(ritaayarment ke baad uske thaat dekhne laayak hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब से नई नौकरी लगी है, उसके ठाट ही बदल गए हैं। Ever since he got the new job, his whole lavish lifestyle has changed.
(jab se naii naukrii lagii hai, uske thaat hii badal gae hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मेरे भी ऐसे ठाट होते! I wish I lived that grandly too!
(kaash mere bhii aise thaat hote!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे इतनी दौलत मिल जाती, तो ठाट ही अलग होते। If he had gotten that much wealth, his whole style of living would have been different.
(agar use itnii daulat mil jaatii, to thaat hii alag hote।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
राजा-महाराजाओं के ठाट किसी और ही दुनिया की बात लगते हैं। The grandeur of kings and emperors seems like a thing from an entirely different world.
(raajaa-mahaaraajaaon ke thaat kisii aur hii duniyaa kii baat lagte hain।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतने ठाट से मत रह, थोड़ा बचत भी कर लिया कर। Don't live so extravagantly -- save a little too.
(itne thaat se mat rah, thodaa bachat bhii kar liyaa kar।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
महोदय, आपके निवास के ठाट देखकर हम अभिभूत हो गए। Sir, we were overwhelmed to see the grandeur of your residence.
(mahoday, aapke nivaas ke thaat dekhkar ham abhibhoot ho gae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुमने कभी उसके घर के ठाट देखे हैं? Have you ever seen the splendor of his house?
(kyaa tumne kabhii uske ghar ke thaat dekhe hain?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पहले तो पैसे की तंगी थी, अब देखो कैसे ठाट से जी रहा है। There used to be a shortage of money, and now look how lavishly he's living.
(pahle to paise kii tangii thii, ab dekho kaise thaat se jii rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): ठाट (thaat)
(sg.m.oblique): ठाट (thaat)
(pl.m.direct): ठाट (thaat)
(pl.m.oblique): ठाटों (thaaton)