diff --git a/src/internal/__tests__/validate-object.spec.ts b/src/internal/__tests__/validate-object.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * @file Unit Tests - validateObject
+ * @module pathe/internal/tests/unit/validateObject
+ */
+
+import ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE from '../err-invalid-arg-type'
+import testSubject from '../validate-object'
+
+describe('unit:internal/validateObject', () => {
+  let name: string
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    name = 'pathObject'
+  })
+
+  it('should return true if value is an object', () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const cases: Parameters<typeof testSubject>[0][] = [
+      {},
+      new Date(),
+      JSON.parse(faker.datatype.json())
+    ]
+
+    // Act + Expect
+    cases.forEach(value => expect(testSubject(value, name)).to.be.true)
+  })
+
+  it('should throw if value is not an object', () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const cases: Parameters<typeof testSubject>[0][] = [
+      faker.datatype.array(),
+      faker.datatype.bigInt(),
+      faker.datatype.boolean(),
+      faker.datatype.boolean(),
+      faker.datatype.number(),
+      faker.datatype.string()
+    ]
+
+    // Act + Expect
+    cases.forEach(value => {
+      let error: ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
+
+      try {
+        testSubject(value, name)
+      } catch (e: unknown) {
+        error = e as typeof error
+      }
+
+      expect(error!).to.be.instanceOf(ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/internal/validate-object.ts b/src/internal/validate-object.ts
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+/**
+ * @file Internal - validateObject
+ * @module pathe/internal/validateObject
+ */
+
+import ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE from './err-invalid-arg-type'
+
+/**
+ * Checks if `value` is an object.
+ *
+ * Throws {@linkcode ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE} if `value` is not an object.
+ *
+ * **Note**: Array values are not considered objects.
+ *
+ * [1]: https://nodejs.org/api/errors.html#err_invalid_arg_type
+ *
+ * @param {unknown} value - Possible object value
+ * @param {string} name - `value` label
+ * @return {boolean} `true` if `value` is an object
+ * @throws {ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE}
+ */
+const validateObject = (value: unknown, name: string): boolean => {
+  if (typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value) && value !== null) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(name, 'object', value)
+}
+
+export default validateObject