Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ (ltiḥ min)

  1. under, below see usage notes
    ܗ̇ܘ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܝܼ.awa dikkānā ìlēh ḥa miḏyārā ltiḥ min dīyī.The shop is one floor below mine.
  2. (figuratively) less than, below
    Synonym: ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣīr)
    ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐīwā ltiḥ min tmānaˁisrēThey were under eighteen

Usage notes

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  • (under, below): This word is used when something is below another thing in general. When something is beneath it, the word ܬܚܘܿܬ݂ (tḥōṯ) is used.

Inflection

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