ܚܘܫܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms

Etymology

From the verb ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḥašbin, “to calculate”); compare Arabic حُسْبَان (ḥusbān), حِسَاب (ḥisāb) and Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (kheshbón).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xuʃ.bɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ • (ḥušbānā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥušbānē))

1. (uncountable) reckoning, enumeration, numbering, number
2. (uncountable) arithmetic, calculation, computation
3. (countable) account

   ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢ ܦ̮ܹܝܣܒܘܼܟ ܕܝܼܹܗ ― ḥušbān fēsbūk dīyēh ― His Facebook account

   ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܼ ― ḥušbān ˁurpānā dīyī ― My bank account

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (ḥušbānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܝܼ (ḥušbānī)		ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܲܢ (ḥušbānan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢ (ḥušbān)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥušbānūḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥušbānāḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥušbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (ḥušbānā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܹܗ (ḥušbānēh)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥušbānāh)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥušbānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥušbānī)		ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥušbānan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥušbānay)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥušbānūḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥušbānāḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥušbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥušbānē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥušbānūh)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥušbānōh)	ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥušbānhōn)

Related terms

• ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maḥšḇānā, “accountant”)
• ܬܲܚܫܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (taḥšaḇtā, “bill, tab”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħuʃbɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħuʃbɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܫ-ܒ (ḥ-š-b) related to thinking. Compare Arabic حُسْبَان (ḥusbān) and Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešbôn).

Alternative forms

• ܚܫܒܢܐ

Noun

ܚܘܫܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܫܒܢܐ)

1. reckoning, enumeration, numbering, number
2. arithmetic, calculation, computation
3. account
4. money
5. census
6. sheet, paper
7. era

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܫܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܫܒܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܫܒܢܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُسْبَانَة (ḥusbāna).

Noun

ܚܘܫܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܫܒܢܐ)

1. small cushion

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܫܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܫܒܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܫܒܢܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwšbn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 118b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 135b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 435b