taht تحت
Algerian Darja · preposition
“taht” (تحت) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning under, beneath.
Meanings
- under, beneath
- downstairs, the bottom
Usage
Taht is the common preposition for locating something under another object: taht t-tabla (under the table), taht l-matar (in the rain). It takes suffixed pronouns: tahti (under me), tahtou (under him). Preceded by the article, l-taht or lteht means "down" or "the bottom", for example in hbat l-taht (go downstairs). It is also used figuratively, for an endured state: taht d-daght (under pressure). To say "below" with no complement, l-taht is preferred to taht alone.
Example
التليفون راه تحت المخدة
t-téléphone rah taht l-mkhadda
“The phone is under the pillow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “taht” but also “ta7t”, “teht”, “te7t” and “tahet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “taht” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “under, beneath”; “the bottom, the lower part”: te7t in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “under, beneath”; “downstairs, the bottom”: ta7t in Tunisian.