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

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

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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