ਤਖ਼ਤ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ਤਖਤ (takhat) (nuqtaless)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian تخت (taxt). Compare Hindi तख़्त (taxt).
Noun edit
ਤਖ਼ਤ • (taxat) m (Shahmukhi spelling تخت)
- throne, royal seat
- Guru Granth Sahib, Satta and Balwand, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 968:
- ਤਖਤਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਅਰਜਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਖਿਵੈ ਚੰਦੋਆ
- takhti baiṭhā arajan gurū satigur kā khivai candoā
- Guru Arjun sits on the throne; the royal canopy waves over the True Guru.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Satta and Balwand, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 968:
- capital
Synonyms edit
- (throne): ਸਿੰਘਾਸਣ (siṅghāsaṇ)
Derived terms edit
- ਤਖਤ ਤਾਊਸ m (takhat tāūsa, “Peacock Throne”)
Related terms edit
- ਤਖ਼ਤਾ m (taxtā, “plank”)