ܠܬܚܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

From ܠ- (l-, “to”) +‎ Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, “position that is below”) a defective noun; see the usage note. Cognate to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat) and Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [(ʔɪ)l.tɪx.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [lteːx], [xteːl]

Adverb

ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ • (ltiḥ)

1. below, underneath

   ܢܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ ܒܪܸܚܫܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ― namlē briḥšā ltiḥ ― Ants crawling underneath

2. down, downstairs

   ܡܲܦܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܘܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ. ― mapqā ìlēh ltiḥ w-l-yamīnā. ― The exit is downstairs and to the right.

Antonyms

• ܠܥܸܠ (lˁil)

Derived terms

• ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ (ltiḥ min, “under, beneath”)

Related terms

• ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā, “lower”)
• ܬܚܘܿܬ݂ (tḥōṯ, “beneath”)
• ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ)