taħt

See also: taht, täht, and täht'

Maltese

Root
t-ħ-t
6 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taħt/

Etymology 1

From Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta, preposition).

Preposition

taħt

1. under
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:

     taħt it-tbissima
     falza ta’ wiċċi
     kien hemm in-niket
     u dwejjaq kbar
     u biża’ minnek.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:

     Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
     u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
     ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
     qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. during the time of (someone)

Inflection

Inflected forms of taħt
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		taħti		taħtna
2nd person		taħtek		taħtkom
3rd person		taħtu	taħtha	taħthom

Etymology 2

From Arabic تَحْتُ (taḥtu, adverb).

Adverb

taħt

1. below; down (there)