تحتاني
Arabic
Etymology
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of تَحْتُ (taḥtu, “below”) + ـَانـ (-ān-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ت ح ت (t ḥ t).
Pronunciation
Adjective
تَحْتَانِيّ • (taḥtāniyy) (feminine تَحْتَانِيَّة (taḥtāniyya), masculine plural تَحْتَانِيُّونَ (taḥtāniyyūna), feminine plural تَحْتَانِيَّات (taḥtāniyyāt))
- lower, inferior, under-
- Synonym: سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy)
- Antonyms: فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy), عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | تَحْتَانِي taḥtānī |
التَّحْتَانِي at-taḥtānī |
تَحْتَانِيَّة taḥtāniyya |
التَّحْتَانِيَّة at-taḥtāniyya |
| nominative | تَحْتَانِيٌّ taḥtāniyyun |
التَّحْتَانِيُّ at-taḥtāniyyu |
تَحْتَانِيَّةٌ taḥtāniyyatun |
التَّحْتَانِيَّةُ at-taḥtāniyyatu |
| accusative | تَحْتَانِيًّا taḥtāniyyan |
التَّحْتَانِيَّ at-taḥtāniyya |
تَحْتَانِيَّةً taḥtāniyyatan |
التَّحْتَانِيَّةَ at-taḥtāniyyata |
| genitive | تَحْتَانِيٍّ taḥtāniyyin |
التَّحْتَانِيِّ at-taḥtāniyyi |
تَحْتَانِيَّةٍ taḥtāniyyatin |
التَّحْتَانِيَّةِ at-taḥtāniyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | تَحْتَانِيَّيْن taḥtāniyyayn |
التَّحْتَانِيَّيْن at-taḥtāniyyayn |
تَحْتَانِيَّتَيْن taḥtāniyyatayn |
التَّحْتَانِيَّتَيْن at-taḥtāniyyatayn |
| nominative | تَحْتَانِيَّانِ taḥtāniyyāni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّانِ at-taḥtāniyyāni |
تَحْتَانِيَّتَانِ taḥtāniyyatāni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّتَانِ at-taḥtāniyyatāni |
| accusative | تَحْتَانِيَّيْنِ taḥtāniyyayni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّيْنِ at-taḥtāniyyayni |
تَحْتَانِيَّتَيْنِ taḥtāniyyatayni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّتَيْنِ at-taḥtāniyyatayni |
| genitive | تَحْتَانِيَّيْنِ taḥtāniyyayni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّيْنِ at-taḥtāniyyayni |
تَحْتَانِيَّتَيْنِ taḥtāniyyatayni |
التَّحْتَانِيَّتَيْنِ at-taḥtāniyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | تَحْتَانِيِّين taḥtāniyyīn |
التَّحْتَانِيِّين at-taḥtāniyyīn |
تَحْتَانِيَّات taḥtāniyyāt |
التَّحْتَانِيَّات at-taḥtāniyyāt |
| nominative | تَحْتَانِيُّونَ taḥtāniyyūna |
التَّحْتَانِيُّونَ at-taḥtāniyyūna |
تَحْتَانِيَّاتٌ taḥtāniyyātun |
التَّحْتَانِيَّاتُ at-taḥtāniyyātu |
| accusative | تَحْتَانِيِّينَ taḥtāniyyīna |
التَّحْتَانِيِّينَ at-taḥtāniyyīna |
تَحْتَانِيَّاتٍ taḥtāniyyātin |
التَّحْتَانِيَّاتِ at-taḥtāniyyāti |
| genitive | تَحْتَانِيِّينَ taḥtāniyyīna |
التَّحْتَانِيِّينَ at-taḥtāniyyīna |
تَحْتَانِيَّاتٍ taḥtāniyyātin |
التَّحْتَانِيَّاتِ at-taḥtāniyyāti |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: تحتانی (tahtani, “lower; at ground level”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “تحت”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “تحت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy). Synchronically from تَحْت (taḥt, “under”) + ـَانِي (-āni), a suffix that forms adjectives relating to position.
Pronunciation
Adjective
تَحْتَانِي or تِحْتَانِي • (taḥtāni or tiḥtāni) (feminine تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye), common plural تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye) or تَحْتَانِيِّين (taḥtāniyyīn))
Noun
تَحْتَانِي or تِحْتَانِي • (taḥtāni or tiḥtāni) m (plural تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye) or تَحْتَانِيِّين (taḥtāniyyīn), feminine تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye))
- lower thing, side
Noun
تَحْتَانِي or تِحْتَانِي • (taḥtāni or tiḥtāni) m (plural تَحَاتْنِة (taḥātne) or تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye) or تَحْتَانِيِّين (taḥtāniyyīn), feminine تَحْتَانِيِّة (taḥtāniyye))
- dweller of a place down below; lowlander
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Fleisch 1974 to this entry?)