ܬܚܬܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

From Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, position that is below, a defective noun) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā) (feminine ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ (taḥtāytā), plural ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyē))

  1. lower, lowermost, inferior
  2. minimum
    ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܦܘܼܪܥܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܫܝܼ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ.
    sāḵā taḥtāyā qā purˁānā ìlēh ḥamšī dīnārē.
    The minimum limit for payment is fifty dinarii.
  3. (in places names) lower
    ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐṭyārē taḥtāytāLower Tyari
  4. superlative degree of ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā); lowest, shortest
    Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭāḇ kūpā)

Antonyms

Noun

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyēm pl (plural only)

  1. lowest part, bottom
    Synonym: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)
  2. underworld

Inflection