تخت

What it means

تخت (takht) means “bed.” Native Persian word, used for beds and historically for thrones. The same word names where you sleep and where royalty sits.

The senses

• Bed: تخت خواب (takht-e khâb) “sleeping bed”
• Throne: تخت پادشاهی (takht-e pâdshâhi) “royal throne”
• Flat surface (adjective): “flat, level”

How to use it

• روی تخت می‌خوابم (ru-ye takht mikhâbam) “I sleep on the bed”
• تخت من نرم است (takht-e man narm ast) “My bed is soft”
• تخت دو نفره (takht-e do nafare) “double bed”

Cultural note

The phrase تخت جمشید (Takht-e Jamshid) names Persepolis, literally “the throne of Jamshid,” the legendary Persian king. The word تخت carries this royal-throne meaning across thousands of years of Persian history.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab