"تحت" meaning in Arabic

See تحت in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /taħ.tu/, /ˈtɐħət/ (note: Gulf) Forms: تَحْتُ [canonical], taḥtu [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a case form of a defective noun تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”); see the usage note. From the root ت ح ت (t ḥ t). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת, Ge'ez ታሕት (taḥt), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎈𐎚 (tḥt /⁠taḥta⁠/) and Classical Syriac ܬܰܚܬ. Etymology templates: {{ar-root|ت ح ت}} ت ح ت (t ḥ t), {{cog|he|תַּחַת}} Hebrew תַּחַת, {{cog|gez|ታሕት}} Ge'ez ታሕት (taḥt), {{cog|uga|𐎚𐎈𐎚|ts=taḥta}} Ugaritic 𐎚𐎈𐎚 (tḥt /⁠taḥta⁠/), {{cog|syc|ܬܰܚܬ}} Classical Syriac ܬܰܚܬ Head templates: {{ar-adv|تَحْتُ}} تَحْتُ • (taḥtu)
  1. below
    Sense id: en-تحت-ar-adv-itokv2vz Categories (other): Arabic adverbial accusatives, Arabic prepositions, Arabic terms belonging to the root ت ح ت, South Levantine Arabic prepositions Disambiguation of Arabic adverbial accusatives: 100 0 Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 54 46 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic prepositions: 29 29 0 0 3 3 4 1 2 25 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Preposition

IPA: /taħ.ta/ Audio: Ar-تحت.ogg
Etymology: Adverbial accusative of تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat). Etymology templates: {{adverbial accusative|ar|تَحْت||location that is below}} Adverbial accusative of تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”), {{cog|he|תַּחַת|tr=tákhat}} Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat) Head templates: {{ar-prep|تَحْتَ}} تَحْتَ • (taḥta) Forms: تَحْتَ [canonical], taḥta [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], تَحْتَ [error-unrecognized-form], تَحْتِي [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], تَحْتَنَا [dual, feminine, first-person, masculine, plural], تَحْتَنَا [dual, first-person, plural], تَحْتَكَ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, second-person, singular], تَحْتَكِ [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, second-person, singular], تَحْتَكُمَا [dual, error-unrecognized-form, second-person], تَحْتَكُمْ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural, second-person], تَحْتَكُنَّ [feminine, plural, second-person], تَحْتَهُ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, singular, third-person], تَحْتَهَا [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular, third-person], تَحْتَهُمَا [dual, error-unrecognized-form, third-person], تَحْتَهُمْ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural, third-person], تَحْتَهُنَّ [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. under
    Sense id: en-تحت-ar-prep-12d0imA3 Categories (other): Arabic prepositions, South Levantine Arabic prepositions Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 54 46 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic prepositions: 29 29 0 0 3 3 4 1 2 25 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "تَحْتَهُنَّ",
      "roman": "taḥtahunna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "تَحْتَ"
      },
      "expansion": "تَحْتَ • (taḥta)",
      "name": "ar-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I sat under the olive tree and enjoyed the gentle breeze.",
          "roman": "jalastu taḥta šajarati z-zaytūni wastamtaʕtu binasīmi l-hawāʔi l-ʕalīli.",
          "text": "جَلَسْتُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِنَسِيمِ ٱلْهَوَاءِ ٱلْعَلِيلِ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "under"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "under",
          "under"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taħ.ta/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ar-تحت.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/Ar-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA.ogg/Ar-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Ar-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "تحت"
}

Download raw JSONL data for تحت meaning in Arabic (6.3kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: تحت/Arabic 'base form' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "تحت"
  ],
  "section": "Arabic",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "تحت",
  "trace": ""
}

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