ਛੱਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪ːə̆/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

ਛੱਤ • (chatta) f (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

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

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