ܠܬܚܬ

From 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).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [(ʔɪ)l.tɪx.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [lteːx], [xteːl]

ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ • (ltiḥ)

1. below, underneath

   ‏ܢܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ ܒܪܸܚܫܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇‎‎ ― namlē briḥšā ltiḥ ― Ants crawling underneath

2. down, downstairs

   ‏ܡܲܦܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܘܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ.‎‎

   mapqā ìlēh ltiḥ w-l-yamīnā.

   The exit is downstairs and to the right.

ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ • (ltiḥ)

1. under, below

   Synonym: ܬܚܘܿܬ݂‎ (tḥōṯ)

   Antonym: ܠܥܸܠ‎ (lˁil)

   ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܕܝܵܪܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܝܼ.‎‎

   awa dikkānā ìlēh ḥa midyārā ltiḥ min dīyī.

   The shop is one floor below mine.

2. (figuratively) less than, below

   Synonym: ܒܨܝܼܪ‎ (bṣīr)

   ‏ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ‎

   īwā ltiḥ min tmānaˁisrē

   They were under eighteen

• ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ‎ (min, “from”) especially with a noun, pronoun, prepositional phrase, or clause. These serve the same role in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic that than serves in English.

• ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ‎ (taḥtāyā, “lower”)
• ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ‎ (ḥōt, “below”)
• ܬܚܹܝܬ‎ (tḥēt)