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)
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
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “تحت”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
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)
- 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
| base form | تَحْتَ (taḥta) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | |||||
| singular | dual | plural | |||
| m | f | m | f | ||
| 1st person | تَحْتِي (taḥtī) | تَحْتَنَا (taḥtanā) | |||
| 2nd person | تَحْتَكَ (taḥtaka) | تَحْتَكِ (taḥtaki) | تَحْتَكُمَا (taḥtakumā) | تَحْتَكُمْ (taḥtakum) | تَحْتَكُنَّ (taḥtakunna) |
| 3rd person | تَحْتَهُ (taḥtahu) | تَحْتَهَا (taḥtahā) | تَحْتَهُمَا (taḥtahumā) | تَحْتَهُمْ (taḥtahum) | تَحْتَهُنَّ (taḥtahunna) |
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ت ح ت |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ħat/, /taħt/
Adverb
تحت • (taḥat)
Synonyms
- أَسْفَل (ʔasfal)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَحْت (taḥt).
Noun
تحت • (taht)
- the lower surface; bottom
- the space beneath
Descendants
- Turkish: taht
Adverb
تحت • (tahte)
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تحت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 347
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taht2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تحت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 504
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tah.ˈti/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɦ.t̪ʰɪ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæɦ.t̪ʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɦ.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)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taħt/, [taħt]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Adverb
تحت • (taḥt)
- down, downstairs
- Antonym: فوق (fōʔ)
Preposition
تحت • (taḥt)