तख़्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تخت (taxt, throne), from Middle Persian tʾht' (taxt), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (to cover).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪əxt̪/, /t̪əkʰt̪/
  • Rhymes: -əkt̪

Noun

तख़्त (taxt) m (Urdu spelling تخت)

  1. royal throne
    तख़्त-ए-ताऊसtaxt-e-tāūsthe Mughal throne (literally, “throne of the peacock”)
    तख़्त-ए-फ़िरोज़ाtaxt-e-firozāthe turquoise throne of Bahmani Sultans (literally, “turquoise throne”)
    Synonyms: सिंहासन (sĩhāsan), राजगद्दी (rājgaddī)

Declension

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