ਛੱਤ
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).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪ːə̆/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun
ਛੱਤ • (chatta) f (Shahmukhi spelling چھت)
- ceiling
- roof; terrace
- 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
| 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) |