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 ܠܬܸܚܬ݇namlē briḥšā ltiḥAnts 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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