छत

See also: छाता and छाती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਛੱਤ (chatta), ultimately from Sanskrit *छत्ति (chatti), from छद् (chad, “to cover”) +‎ -ति (-ti). Eclipsed native Old Hindi छात (chāta), from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪/, [t͡ʃʰɐt̪]

Noun

छत • (chat) f (Urdu spelling چھت)

1. roof, ceiling

   वर्षा ऋतु के समय में, हमारी छत हमेशा टपकती है।

   varṣā ŕtu ke samay mẽ, hamārī chat hameśā ṭapaktī hai.

   During the monsoon season, our roof always leaks.

Declension

Declension of छत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छत chat	छतें chatẽ
oblique	छत chat	छतों chatõ
vocative	छत chat	छतो chato

Related terms

• छदि (chadi)
• छतरी (chatrī)

Descendants

• → Nepali: छत (chat)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “छत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chatti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press