ܬܚܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, “position that is below”, a defective noun) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [taxtaːjaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xtaːja]

Adjective

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ • (taḥtāyā) (feminine ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ (taḥtāytā), plural ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyē))

  1. lower, lowermost, inferior
  2. minimum
    ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܦܘܼܪܥܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܫܝܼ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ.
    sāḵā taḥtāyā qā purˁānā ìlēh ḥamšī dīnārē.
    The minimum limit for payment is fifty dinarii.
  3. (in places names) lower
    ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē taḥtāytā ― Lower Tyari
  4. superlative degree of ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā); lowest, shortest
    Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭāḇ kūpā)

Antonyms

Noun

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (taḥtāyē) m pl (plural only)

  1. lowest part, bottom
    Synonym: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)
  2. underworld

Inflection
Inflection of ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute – 1st person ܬܲܚܬܵܝܝܼ̈ (taḥtāyī) ܬܲܚܬܵܝܲܢ̈
(taḥtāyan)
construct ܬܲܚܬܵܝܲܝ̈
(taḥtāyay)		 2nd person ܬܲܚܬܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(taḥtāyūḵ)		 ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(taḥtāyāḵ)		 ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(taḥtāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ
(taḥtāyē)		 3rd person ܬܲܚܬܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(taḥtāyūh)		 ܬܲܚܬܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(taḥtāyōh)		 ܬܲܚܬܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(taḥtāyhōn)
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