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.

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