t ḥ t
27 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Gen.4.25
Themes:lower·8below·7low·5usage·3notes·3
POS shape:adj·9prep·6noun·5verb·3adv·3preposition·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*t-ḥ-tProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎚𐎈𐎚𐎚 𐎈 𐎚— under
Canaanite
Hebrewתַּחַתת ח ת— below
Phoenician𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤕 𐤇 𐤕— below
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicתחתית ח ת— to lower
Assyrian NAܚܵܬܹܐܬ ܚ ܬ— to become/be in a lower/low position, descend, lower see usage notes
Arabic
Arabicتَحْتُت ح ت— below
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezታሕትተ ሐ ተ— below, under, underneath, beneath, downwards
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 1 lemma- underCompare Hebrew תַּחַת (táḥaṯ), Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta).
Phoenician
irregular reflexphn · 1 lemma- below
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 3 lemmas- to lower
- low
- low
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 7 lemmas- to become/be in a lower/low position, descend, lower see usage notesDenominal of ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā, “lower”).
- below, underneathFrom 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).
▸ 4 derivations
- derivedܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢltiḥ min
- relatedܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐtaḥtāyā
- relatedܬܚܘܿܬ݂tḥōṯ
- relatedܬܚܹܝܬ݂tḥēṯ
- to position or make lower/low, bring down, lower see usage notesCausative of ܚܵܬܹܐ (ḥātē)
- lower, lowermost, inferiorFrom Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, “position that is below”, a defective noun) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
- lowest part, bottomFrom Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, “position that is below”, a defective noun) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
- low (situation close to the ground)
- under, below see usage notesLiterally, “Down from”.
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- belowRelated to Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta), Ge'ez ታሕተ (taḥtä), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎈𐎚 (tḥt /taḥta/).
▸ 3 derivations
- derivedחור תחתkhor tákhat
- derivedחֹר תַּחַתkhor tákhat
- derivedשַׁק לִי בַּתַּחַתshaq li batáḥat
- bottomRelated to Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta), Ge'ez ታሕተ (taḥtä), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎈𐎚 (tḥt /taḥta/).
- Under, below.
- lower
- bottom
- masculine plural indefinite form of תַּחְתּוֹן (takhtón)
- underwear
- resurrection of the dead
Arabic
ar · 6 lemmas- belowOriginally 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.
- diminutive of تَحْتَ (taḥta)
- lower, inferior, under-Relative adjective (nisba) composed of تَحْتُ (taḥtu, “below”) + ـَانـ (-ān-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ت ح ت (t ḥ t).
- underAdverbial accusative of تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat).
- feminine singular of تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy)
- masculine plural of تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy)
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- below, under, underneath, beneath, downwardsCognate with Hebrew תַּחַת, Arabic تَحْتٌ (taḥtun), Classical Syriac ܬܰܚܬ.