ਤਖ਼ਤ
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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”)