Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *chatti- (compare Sanskrit छद् (chad, to cover)). Cognate to Hindi छत (chat) / Urdu چَھت (chat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਛੱਤ (chattaf (Shahmukhi spelling چھت)

  1. ceiling
  2. roof; terrace
  3. canopy (skies)
    • 2022, “Summer High”, performed by AP Dhillon:
      ਚੁੱਕਿਆਂ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ਼ਕ਼ ਦੀਆਂ ਛੱਤੀਆਂ
      cukkiā̃ maĩ iśaq dīā̃ chattīā̃
      I raised the [limit of the] canopies of love

Declension edit

Declension of ਛੱਤ
dir. sg. ਛੱਤ (chatta)
dir. pl. ਛੱਤਾਂ (chattā̃)
singular plural
direct ਛੱਤ (chatta) ਛੱਤਾਂ (chattā̃)
oblique ਛੱਤ (chatta) ਛੱਤਾਂ (chattā̃)
vocative ਛੱਤੇ (chatte) ਛੱਤੋ (chatto)
ablative ਛੱਤੋਂ (chattõ)
locative ਛੱਤੇ (chatte) ਛੱਤੀਂ (chattī̃)
instrumental ਛੱਤੇ (chatte) ਛੱਤੀਂ (chattī̃)

Further reading edit

  • ਛੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • ਛੱਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024