خطہ

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

خِطَّہ • (xittam (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 خِطََّہ (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, 2025.