چھت

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *छत्ति (*chatti, “covering, roof”), from the root छद् (chad, “to cover”) +‎ -ति (-ti). Cognate to Hindustani छत (chat) / چَھت (chat) and Sindhi ڇَتِ (chati).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

چَھتّ • (chatt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੱਤ)

1. ceiling
2. roof; terrace
3. canopy

Declension

Declension of چھت

	singular	plural
direct	چَھتّ (chatt)	چَھتّاں (chattāṉ)
oblique	چَھتّ (chatt)	چَھتّاں (chattāṉ)
vocative	چَھتّے (chatte)	چَھتّو (chatto)
ablative	چَھتّوں (chattoṉ)	—
locative	چَھتّی (chattī)	چَھتِّیں (chattiīṉ)
instrumental	چَھتّے (chatte)	چَھتِّیں (chattiīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چھت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “چھت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *छत्ति (*chatti, “covering, roof”), from the root छद् (chad, “to cover”) +‎ -ति (-ti). Cognate to Punjabi ਛੱਤ (chatta) / چَھتّ (chatt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

چَھت • (chat) f (Hindi spelling छत)

1. ceiling

   چھت پر تین پنکھے ہیں۔

   chat par tīn paṅkhe h͠ai.

   There are three fans on the ceiling.

2. roof; terrace

   چھت پر کوئی کھڑا ہے۔

   chat par koī khaṛā hai.

   There is someone standing on the roof.

Declension

Declension of چھت

	singular	plural
direct	چَھت (chat)	چَھتیں (chatẽ)
oblique	چَھت (chat)	چَھتوں (chatõ)
vocative	چَھت (chat)	چَھتو (chato)

References

• “چھت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چھت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.