ਖ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਤ (khat) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خط (xat), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ). Compare Hindi ख़त (xat).

Noun

ਖ਼ਤ • (xat) m

1. letter
2. (straight) line
3. handwriting

Declension

Declension of ਖ਼ਤ
dir. sg.	ਖ਼ਤ (xat)
dir. pl.	ਖ਼ਤ (xat)
	singular	plural
direct	ਖ਼ਤ (xat)	ਖ਼ਤ (xat)
oblique	ਖ਼ਤ (xat)	ਖ਼ਤਾਂ (xatā̃)
vocative	ਖ਼ਤਾ (xatā)	ਖ਼ਤੋ (xato)
ablative	ਖ਼ਤੋਂ (xatõ)	—
locative	ਖ਼ਤੇ (xate)	ਖ਼ਤੀਂ (xatī̃)
instrumental	ਖ਼ਤੇ (xate)	ਖ਼ਤੀਂ (xatī̃)

References

• “ਖਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.