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
- IPA(key): /taħ.taː.nijj/
- (Hijazi) IPA(key): /taħˈtaː.ni/
- (Moroccan) IPA(key): /taħ.taː.ni/
Adjective
تَحْتَانِيّ • (taḥtāniyy) (feminine تَحْتَانِيَّة (taḥtāniyya), masculine plural تَحْتَانِيُّونَ (taḥtāniyyūna), feminine plural تَحْتَانِيَّات (taḥtāniyyāt))
- lower, inferior, under-
- Synonym: سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy)
- Antonyms: فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy), عُلْوِيّ (ʿulwiyy)
Declension
Declension of adjective تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy)
| 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 |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “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