# \*tVḥVt-: 'beneath'

> Proto-Semitic *tVḥVt-, 'beneath': reflexes in 19 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tVḥVt- |
| Meaning | 'beneath' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | tḥt 'beneath' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root tḥt |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab tḥt (SD 147; Biella 533; Sabaweb lemma 5248); Qat. tḥthw (Ricks 1982 s.v. tḥthw) | SD 147; Biella 533; Sabaweb lemma 5248; Ricks 1982 s.v. tḥthw | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | taḥtu, taḥtun (Gelb AS 21, 34) | Gelb AS 21 34 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | taḥt 'beneath, under' (Lane 298) | Lane 298 |  |
| Geez | tāḥta (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | taḥat (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34); tḥtnm (DNWSI 1211) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34; DNWSI 1211 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tḥot (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | tḥt (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 34 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Ezha Gye. Muh. tät, End. taˀaččä/taˀačče, Enn. taˀačä, Msq. tätte, Sod. tatä (EDG 604 apud SEDonline 255) | EDG 604; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. tātä, Wol. tat (EDG 604 apud SEDonline 255) | EDG 604; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | taḥay (EDH 149 apud SEDonline 255) | EDH 149; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tačč (AED 979 apud SEDonline 255) | AED 979; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | täḥat (WTS 305 apud SEDonline 255) | WTS 305; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | təḥti (TED 1227 apud SEDonline 255) | TED 1227; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | tḥt (Tomback 1978:338 apud SEDonline 255) | Tomback 1978:338; SEDonline 255 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tit (T 338) | T 338 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | teḥōt (T 338) | T 338 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | teḥōt (T 338) | T 338 |  |
| Aramaic | tḥty (DNWSI 1211); tḥtyh (DNWSI 1211); tḥtn (DNWSI 1211) | DNWSI 1211 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>)

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