ta7t تحت
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“ta7t” (تحت) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning under, beneath.
Meanings
- under, beneath
- downstairs, the bottom
Usage
Ta7t is the usual preposition for "under": ta7t ettawla (under the table), ta7t echams (under the sun). With a pronoun, you say ta7ti, ta7tek, ta7tou. Used alone or with the article, it means "down below": el ta7t or lta7t, for example "houwa lta7t" (he is downstairs). For movement downward, you also hear louta. Ta7t is used figuratively as in English: ta7t edhaghet (under pressure), ta7t sa9f wa7ed (under the same roof). The opposite is fou9 (on, above).
Example
تحت شعري عندي مخي جبّار ,
ta7t cha3ri 3andi mokhi jabbar ,
“Under my hair, I have a formidable brain.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta7t” but also “ta7et”, “taht”, “tahet” and “ta7te”. 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 “ta7t” 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 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.