te7t تحت
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“te7t” (تحت) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning under, beneath.
Meanings
- under, beneath
- the bottom, the lower part
- downstairs, below
Usage
Te7t is the basic preposition for "under": te7t ṭṭebla ("under the table"). Preceded by the article, lte7t becomes a noun or an adverb: "the bottom" or "downstairs" (hbeṭ lte7t, "go down"). With a pronoun, you say te7tu, te7tha ("under him, under her"). It is found in figurative expressions such as te7t ṭṭebla ("under the table, on the sly"). There is a pitfall in writing: the spelling ta7t also corresponds to ṭa7t, "she fell" (from the verb ṭa7), and ṭa7t liya means "I lost". Only context can settle it.
Example
مخبي تحت سداري
mkhebi te7t sdari
“It's hidden under the couch.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “te7t” but also “ta7t”, “t7t” and “taht”. 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 “te7t” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “under, beneath”; “downstairs, the bottom”: taht in Algerian.
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.