خطہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خِطَّه (xitta, “territory; ground; country”), from Arabic خِطَّة (ḵiṭṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

خِطَّہ • (xitta) m (Hindi spelling ख़ित्ता)

  1. piece of land; plot of land
  2. domain; territory
  3. country
  4. region, area
  5. zone; district

Declension
Declension of خطہ
singular plural
direct خِطَّہ (xittah) خِطَّے (xitte)
oblique خِطَّے (xitte) خِطَّوں (xittõ)
vocative خِطَّے (xitte) خِطَّو (xitto)

Derived terms
  • خِطَّۂ پاک (xitta-e-pāk, “sacred-country; Pakistan”)
  • خِطَّۂ خاک (xitta-e-xāk, “piece of land”)
  • خِطَّۂ جَنَّت (xitta-e-jannat, “piece of Heaven”)
  • خِطَّۂ مُحَوّطَہ (xitta-e-muhauvvata, “border”)

References
  • “خطہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “خطہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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