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
3. canopy

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 (chattiīṉ)
instrumental	چَھتّے (chatte)	چَھتِّیں (chattiīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چھت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “چھت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چھت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.