تحت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Originally a case form of a defective noun تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”); see the usage note. From the root ت ح ت (t-ḥ-t). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת, Ge'ez ታሕት (taḥt), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎈𐎚 (tḥt /⁠taḥta⁠/) and Classical Syriac ܬܰܚܬ.

Pronunciation

Adverb

تَحْتُ • (taḥtu)

  1. below
Usage notes

This originates as a case form of a defective noun تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”). It is declined normally when definite, e.g. التَّحْتُ (at-taḥtu, “the location that is below”). Other forms are the adverbial accusative in the preposition تَحْتَ (taḥta, “below”), the genitive in the expression مِنْ تَحْتِ (min taḥti, “from below, below”) (also with an attached pronoun, as in مِنْ تَحْتِهَا (min taḥtihā, “(from) below it”)), and the irregular expression مِنْ تَحْتُ (min taḥtu, “(from) below”).

References

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taħ.ta/
  • Audio(file)

Preposition

تَحْتَ • (taḥta)

  1. under
    جَلَسْتُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِنَسِيمِ ٱلْهَوَاءِ ٱلْعَلِيلِ.
    jalastu taḥta šajarati z-zaytūni wastamtaʕtu binasīmi l-hawāʔi l-ʕalīli.
    I sat under the olive tree and enjoyed the gentle breeze.
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form تَحْتَ (taḥta)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person تَحْتِي (taḥtī) تَحْتَنَا (taḥtanā)
Second person تَحْتَكَ (taḥtaka) تَحْتَكِ (taḥtaki) تَحْتَكُمَا (taḥtakumā) تَحْتَكُمْ (taḥtakum) تَحْتَكُنَّ (taḥtakunna)
Third person تَحْتَهُ (taḥtahu) تَحْتَهَا (taḥtahā) تَحْتَهُمَا (taḥtahumā) تَحْتَهُمْ (taḥtahum) تَحْتَهُنَّ (taḥtahunna)

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ت ح ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْت (taḥt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.ħat/, /taħt/

Adverb

تحت • (taḥat)

  1. down
  2. under
  3. below
  4. downstairs

Synonyms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَحْت (taḥt).

Noun

تحت • (taht)

  1. the lower surface; bottom
  2. the space beneath

Descendants
  • Turkish: taht

Adverb

تحت • (tahte)

  1. under, beneath

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɦ.t̪ʰɪ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑː.t̪ʰɪ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɔː.t̪ʰi]

Readings
Classical reading? taht-i
Dari reading? taht-i
Iranian reading? taht-e
Tajik reading? taht-i

Preposition
Dari تحت
Iranian Persian
Tajik таҳти

تحت • (taht-e)

  1. under
    Synonym: زیر (zir)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْت (taḥt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taħt/, [taħt]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Adverb

تحت • (taḥt)

  1. down, downstairs
    Antonym: فوق (fōʔ)

Preposition

تحت • (taḥt)

  1. below, under
    Antonym: فوق (fōʔ)
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