ܬܚܬܝܐ

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taxtaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xtaːja]

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

   ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē taḥtāytā ― Lower Tyari

4. superlative degree of ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā); lowest, shortest

   Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭāḇ kūpā)

• ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (ˁillāyā)

• ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ (ltiḥ, “under, down”)
• ܬܚܘܿܬ (tḥōt, “below”)

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (taḥtāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. lowest part, bottom

   Synonym: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)

2. underworld