جات

Etymology
An extended form of, from. The goes back to the Middle Persian  that also resurfaces with the plural suffix, as in  →. Before the Arabic suffix, this was Arabised to  by analogy with Persian loanwords in Arabic; compare  vis-à-vis  etc.

Usage notes
Sometimes a half-space is used when it follows a terminal or. For example, one may come across and  rather than  and.