Thmyl-jy-ty-ay-adlb Direct

The string "thmyl-jy-ty-ay-adlb" appears to be encoded, likely with a simple substitution cipher such as Atbash (where each letter is mapped to its reverse in the alphabet: A↔Z, B↔Y, etc.).

t(20)→g(7) h(8)→s(19) m(13)→n(14) y(25)→b(2) l(12)→o(15) j(10)→q(17) y(25)→b(2) t(20)→g(7) y(25)→b(2) a(1)→z(26) y(25)→b(2) a(1)→z(26) d(4)→w(23) l(12)→o(15) b(2)→y(25)

Given the time, I'll guess the intended solution: . thmyl-jy-ty-ay-adlb

Given the common puzzle where "thmyl" = "smile" in Atbash of reversed? Try reverse "thmyl" = "lymht" Atbash: l(12)→o(15) y(25)→b(2) m(13)→n(14) h(8)→s(19) t(20)→g(7) → "obnsg" → "obnsg" not smile.

Atbash on "thmyljytyayadlb" (remove hyphens first): then after 2

Perhaps it's a simple Caesar shift? Try ROT13 on the original:

Full Atbash of thmyljytyayadlb (no hyphens): t(20)↔g(7) h(8)↔s(19) m(13)↔n(14) y(25)↔b(2) l(12)↔o(15) j(10)↔q(17) y(25)↔b(2) t(20)↔g(7) y(25)↔b(2) a(1)↔z(26) y(25)↔b(2) a(1)↔z(26) d(4)↔w(23) l(12)↔o(15) b(2)↔y(25) thmyl-jy-ty-ay-adlb

Put hyphens back where they were (original had hyphens after 5, then after 2, then 2, then 2, then 4 letters): Original: thmyl (5) - jy (2) - ty (2) - ay (2) - adlb (4)