ਛੱਤ
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
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪ːə̆/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun edit
ਛੱਤ • (chatta) f (Shahmukhi spelling چھت)
- ceiling
- roof; terrace
- 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 | ||
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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) |