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khut ܚܘ̣ܬ

khut is the Assyrian word for under — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. under. adv. underneath, below

Examples

khutet miz
ܚܘ̣ܬܸܬ ܡܝܼܙ
under the table
khuta da miz
ܚܘ̣ܬܵܐ ܕܵܐ ܡܝܼܙ
under this table
men-khuta
ܡܸܢ ܚܘ̣ܬܵܐ
from below
en beta ave gura kha-dana stuynada khut ki-makhiva men-arra hal tamma kat la talekhva
ܐܸܢ ܒܹܬܵܐ ܐܵܘܸܐ ܓܘ̣ܪܵܐ ܚܵ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܣܬܘ̣ܝܢܵܐ ܕܵܐ ܚܘ̣ܬ ܟܝܼ ܡܵܚܝܼܘܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܪܪܵܐ ܗܵܠ ܬܵܡܡܵܐ ܩܵܬ ܠܵ ܬܵܠܸܚܘܵܐ
If the house was big, they used to place a pillar underneath (coming up) from the ground up to there, so that it would not collapse
ot kipele gari yatte idet mayla e-t khuta
ܐܘ̇ ܬ ܟܝܼܦܸܠܸܐ ܓܵܪܝܼ ܝܵܛܛܸܐ ܐܝܼܕܸܬ ܡܵܝ ܠܵܐ ܐܹ ܬ ܚܘ̣ܬܵܐ
The one who is bending down must know whose hand is the one that is below
morisha ki-kemakh khute ki-tammezzile
ܡܘ̇ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܩܹܡܵܚ ܚܘ̣ܬܹ ܟܝܼ ܬܵܡܡܸܙܙܝܼܠܸܐ
In the morning we get up and they clean under them
men-khuta besyarovabi khole
ܡܸܢ ܚܘ̣ܬܵܐ ܒܸܣܝܵܪܘ̇ܘܵܒܝܼ ܚܘ̇ܠܸܐ
They would tie it (the buffalo) from underneath with ropes

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 332.

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