خطہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خِطَّه (xitta, “territory; ground; country”), from Arabic خِطَّة (ḵiṭṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɪt̪ːɑ(ː)/
Noun
خِطَّہ • (xitta) m (Hindi spelling ख़ित्ता)
- piece of land; plot of land
- domain; territory
- country
- region, area
- zone; district
Declension
| Declension of خطہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | خِطَّہ (xittah) | خِطَّے (xitte) |
| oblique | خِطَّے (xitte) | خِطَّوں (xittõ) |
| vocative | خِطَّے (xitte) | خِطَّو (xitto) |
Derived terms
- خِطَّۂ پاک (xitta-e-pāk, “sacred-country; Pakistan”)
- خِطَّۂ خاک (xitta-e-xāk, “piece of land”)
- خِطَّۂ جَنَّت (xitta-e-jannat, “piece of Heaven”)
- خِطَّۂ مُحَوّطَہ (xitta-e-muhauvvata, “border”)
References
- “خطہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “خطہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.