ख़त

See also: खत and खेत

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खत (khat) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خط (xat), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ). Compare Malayalam കത്ത് (kattŭ), Punjabi ਖ਼ਤ (xat), Marwari खत (khat).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xət̪/, [xɐt̪], /kʰət̪/, [kʰɐt̪]

Noun

ख़त • (xat) m (Urdu spelling خط)

1. letter, correspondence

   Synonyms: पत्र (patra), चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī)

Declension

Declension of ख़त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़त xat	ख़त xat
oblique	ख़त xat	ख़तों xatõ
vocative	ख़त xat	ख़तो xato