ܬܚܬܝܐ

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taxtaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xtaːja]

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 ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē taḥtāytā ― Lower Tyari

4. superlative degree of ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā); lowest, shortest

   Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭāḇ kūpā)

Antonyms

• ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (ˁillāyā)

Related terms

• ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ (ltiḥ, “under, down”)
• ܬܚܘܿܬ (tḥōt, “below”)

Noun

ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (taḥtāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. lowest part, bottom

   Synonym: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)

2. underworld

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyē)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܝܼ̈ (taḥtāyī)		ܬܲܚܬܵܝܲܢ̈ (taḥtāyan)
	construct	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܲܝ̈ (taḥtāyay)	2nd person	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (taḥtāyūḵ)	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (taḥtāyāḵ)	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taḥtāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (taḥtāyē)	3rd person	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (taḥtāyūh)	ܬܲܚܬܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (taḥtāyōh)	ܬܲܚܬܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (taḥtāyhōn)