تحت

See also: تخت‎, بخت‎, بحت‎, تجب‎, تحب‎, بحث‎, and ب ح ث‎

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

• IPA^(key): /taħ.tu/
• (Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐħət/

Adverb

تَحْتُ • (taḥtu)

1. below

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), “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

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Preposition

تَحْتَ • (taḥta)

1. under

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					تَحْتَ (taḥta)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	تَحْتِي‎ (taḥtī)			تَحْتَنَا‎ (taḥtanā)
Second person	تَحْتَكَ‎ (taḥtaka)	تَحْتَكِ‎ (taḥtaki)	تَحْتَكُمَا‎ (taḥtakumā)	تَحْتَكُمْ‎ (taḥtakum)	تَحْتَكُنَّ‎ (taḥtakunna)
Third person	تَحْتَهُ‎ (taḥtahu)	تَحْتَهَا‎ (taḥtahā)	تَحْتَهُمَا‎ (taḥtahumā)	تَحْتَهُمْ‎ (taḥtahum)	تَحْتَهُنَّ‎ (taḥtahunna)

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْت‎ (taḥt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taħat/

Adverb

تحت • (taḥat)

1. down
2. under
3. below
4. downstairs

Synonyms

• أَسْفَل‎ (ʾasfal)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْت‎‎ (taḥt).

Noun

تحت • (taht)

1. the lower surface; bottom
2. the space beneath

Descendants

• Turkish: taht

Adverb

تحت • (tahte)

1. under, beneath

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “تحت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 347
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “taht2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “تحت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 504

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْتَ‎ (taḥta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /tahti/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /tahtɪ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /tæhte/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /tahti/

Preposition

Dari	تحت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	таҳти (tahti)

تحت • (taht-e)

1. under

   Synonym: زیر‎ (zir)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْت‎ (taḥt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taħt/, [taħt]

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Adverb

تحت • (taḥt)

1. down, downstairs

   Antonym: فوق‎ (fōʔ)

Preposition

تحت • (taḥt)

1. below, under

   Antonym: فوق‎ (fōʔ)