چھت

چھت

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *chatti- (compare Sanskrit छद् (chad, “to cover”)). Cognate to Hindi छत (chat) and Urdu چھت‎ (chat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪ːə̆/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

چَھتّ • (chatt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੱਤ)

1. ceiling
2. roof; terrace

Declension

Declension of چھت
dir. sg.	چَھتّ‎ (chatt)
dir. pl.	چَھتّاں‎ (chattāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	چَھتّ‎ (chatt)	چَھتّاں‎ (chattāṉ)
oblique	چَھتّ‎ (chatt)	چَھتّاں‎ (chattāṉ)
vocative	چَھتّے‎ (chatte)	چَھتّو‎ (chatto)
ablative	چَھتّوں‎ (chattoṉ)	—
locative	چَھتّے‎ (chatte)	چَھتِّیں‎ (chattīṉ)
instrumental	چَھتّے‎ (chatte)	چَھتّیں‎ (chattīṉ)

References

• “چھت‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چھت‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छदि (chadi). Compare Punjabi چَھتّ‎ (chatt) / ਛੱਤ (chatta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

چَھت • (chat) f (Hindi spelling छत)

1. ceiling

   ‏چھت پر تین پنکھے ہیں۔‎‎

   chat par tīn paṅkhe h͠ai.

   There are three fans on the ceiling.

2. roof; terrace

   ‏چھت پر کوئی ‎کھڑا ہے۔‎‎

   chat par koī khaṛā hai.

   There is someone standing on the roof.

Declension

Declension of چھت
	singular	plural
direct	چھت‎ (chat)	چھتیں‎ (chatẽ)
oblique	چھت‎ (chat)	چھتوں‎ (chatõ)
vocative	چھت‎ (chat)	چھتو‎ (chato)

References

• “چھت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چھت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.