तख़्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (taxt, “throne”), from Middle Persian tʾht' (taxt), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”). Compare Punjabi ਤਖ਼ਤ (taxat).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪əxt̪/, [t̪ɐxt̪], /t̪əkʰt̪/, [t̪ɐkʰt̪]
Rhymes: -əkt̪

Noun

तख़्त • (taxt) m (Urdu spelling تخت)

royal throne
Synonyms: सिंहासन (sĩhāsan), राजगद्दी (rājgaddī), औरंग (auraṅg)

तख़्त-ए-ताऊस ― taxt-e-tāūs ― the Mughal throne (literally, “throne of the peacock”)

तख़्त-ए-फ़िरोज़ा ― taxt-e-firozā ― the turquoise throne of Bahmani Sultans (literally, “turquoise throne”)

Declension

Declension of तख़्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तख़्त taxt	तख़्त taxt
oblique	तख़्त taxt	तख़्तों taxtõ
vocative	तख़्त taxt	तख़्तो taxto

Derived terms

तख़्तापलट (taxtāplaṭ, “coup d'état”)

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