تخت taḵẖt
P تخت taḵẖt [Zend thwakhshta, rt. thwakhsh; S. त्वष्ट, rt. त्वक्ष, 'to hew, fashion;' cf. taḵẖta], s.m. Throne, chair of state; seat, stage, platform; sofa, bed; any place raised above the ground for sitting, reclining, or sleeping:—taḵẖt-baḵẖt, s.m. Throne and fortune; marriage-bed and offspring, wedlock and wealth (a form of benediction, particularly used by women):—taḵẖt-par baiṭhālnā or biṭhānā, v.t. To seat on a throne, to enthrone:—taḵẖt-par baiṭhnā, v.n. To sit on a throne; to ascend the throne, to reign:—taḵẖt-posh, s.m. A covering for a throne, seat, &c.; a cloth or cushion to sit on; a covered stage or platform:—taḵẖt ćhoṛnā, v.n. To abdicate a throne:—taḵẖt-dār, s.m. Possessor of a throne, a king:—taḵẖt-ě-ravān, s.m. A travelling throne erected on a platform carried on men's shoulders, a throne on which the king is carried; the throne of Solomon; a litter with poles (esp. for persons of rank and females):—taḵẖt-se utārnā, v.t. To dethrone:—taḵẖt-kī rāt, s.f. The bridal night; consummation of a marriage (syn. suhāg-rāt):—taḵẖt-gāh, s.f. The royal residence; seat of government, metropolis, capital:—taḵẖt-nishān, adj. Seating on a throne, throne-bestowing:—taḵẖt-nishīn, adj. & s.m. Sitting on a throne, reigning; a king, sovereign:—taḵẖt-nishīnī, s.f. Accession to the throne; reign:—taḵẖt-o-baḵẖt, s.m.=taḵẖt-baḵẖt, q.v.:—taḵẖt ya taḵẖta, prov. A throne or a bier victory or death.
