ت خ ت
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry-
تَخْتٌ A repository in which clothes are kept
A repository in which clothes are kept; (K;) [a chest for clothes; a wardrobe: pl. تُخُوتٌ:] a Persian word sometimes used by the Arabs. (IDrd.) ― -b2- [The following significations of the word seem to be post-classical. ― -b3- A throne: a seat: a seat of government: a moveable wooden bench, or sofa: all which are Persian. Hence, تَخْتَرَوَانٌ, from the Persian, A kind of covered litter, like a palanquin, borne by two camels or horses, one before and the other behind, or by two or four mules. ― -b4- So too تَخْتَةٌ A board, or plank: likewise of Persian origin. Hence the verb تَخَّتَ He boarded, or planked.]
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