ਤਖ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تخت (taxt). Compare Hindi तख़्त (taxt).

Noun

ਤਖ਼ਤ • (taxat) m (Shahmukhi spelling تخت)

  1. 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.
  2. capital

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ਤਖਤ ਤਾਊਸ m (takhat tāūsa, “Peacock Throne”)
  • ਤਖ਼ਤਾ m (taxtā, “plank”)

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