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تحت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of 'below' or 'underneath', serving as a spatial preposition. It can also function as a noun referring to the lowest or basest elements of society.

Derived headwords

تَحْتnoun
  1. 1.
    under, belowboth

    A preposition indicating a position lower than something else, the opposite of 'above'.

  2. 2.
    underneath (as a noun)classical

    When used as a noun, it is built upon the vowel 'damma' and refers to the concept of being underneath.

التَحُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    the base, the lowlyclassical

    A plural form referring to the lowest, most base, or ignoble people.

Parallel reading

وهو من الجهات الست
And it is one of the six directions.
نقيض فوق
The opposite of 'above'.
يكون مرة ظرفا
It functions sometimes as an adverb.
ومرة اسما
And sometimes as a noun.
ويبنى في حال اسميته على الضم
And it is built upon the damma when in its nominal state.
فيقال: من تحت
So one says: 'min taht' (from underneath).
هم الأرذال السفلة
They are the base, the lowly.
لا تقوم الساعة حتى تظهر التحو
The Hour will not be established until the base ones appear.