ܬܚܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

Etymology

Alternative form of ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂ (ḥōṯ, “under”), with the additional first meaning.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [təxeθː]

Prefix

ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ • (tḥēṯ)

1. sub-, hypo-, under-, infra-

   ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ) + ‎ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ (nāšāyā, “human”) → ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ nāšāyā, “subhuman”)

   ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ) + ‎ܠܸܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (liššānāyā, “lingual”) → ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ liššānāyā, “sublingual”)

   ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ) + ‎ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (yammāyā, “marine”) → ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ yammāyā, “submarine”)

   ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ) + ‎ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōsāyā, “oceanic”) → ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ ēwqyānōsāyā, “suboceanic”)

   ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ) + ‎ܐܲܪܥܵܝܵܐ (arˁāyā, “terrestrial”) → ‎ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ arˁāyā, “subterranean, underground”)

Usage notes

• Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
• Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.