ਤਖ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਤਖਤ (takhat) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تخت (taxt). Compare Hindi तख़्त (taxt).

Noun

ਤਖ਼ਤ • (taxat) m (Shahmukhi spelling تخت)

1. 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.

2. capital

Synonyms

• (throne): ਸਿੰਘਾਸਣ (siṅghāsaṇ)

Derived terms

• ਤਖ਼ਤ-ਏ-ਤਾਊਸ ― taxta-ē-tāūsa ― the Mughal throne (literally, “throne of the peacock”)

Related terms

• ਤਖ਼ਤਾ m (taxtā, “plank”)

Further reading

• “ਤਖਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤਖ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.