تحت

العربية

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تحت¹

  • /taħ.tu/
  • /ˈtɐħət/

Where it comes from

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.

adverb تَحْتُ · taḥtu

  1. below

تحت²

  • /taħ.ta/

Where it comes from

Adverbial accusative of تَحْت (taḥt, “location that is below”). Related to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat).

preposition تَحْتَ · taḥta · تَحْتِي · تَحْتَنَا

  1. under جَلَسْتُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِنَسِيمِ ٱلْهَوَاءِ ٱلْعَلِيلِ.

In English

  • down from a high to a low position, downwards
  • under beneath the surface of
  • below lower in spatial position than
  • beneath below or underneath
  • underneath below; in a place beneath

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"تحت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

تحت. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA

Chicago

"تحت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تحت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-تحت.ogg.