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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تخت (taxt). Compare Hindi तख़्त (taxt).
Noun
ਤਖ਼ਤ • (taxat) m (Shahmukhi spelling تخت)
- throne, royal seat
- Guru Granth Sahib, Satta and Balwand, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 968:
ਤਖ਼ਤਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਅਰਜਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਖਿਵੈ ਚੰਦੋਆ- taxti baiṭhā arajan gurū satigur kā khivai candoā
- Guru Arjun sits on the throne; the royal canopy waves over the True Guru.
- capital
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ਤਖ਼ਤ-ਏ-ਤਾਊਸ ― taxta-ē-tāūsa ― the Mughal throne (literally, “throne of the peacock”)
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.