حسب

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ح س ب (ḥ-s-b)

Cognate with Hebrew חָשַׁב (khasháv), Classical Syriac ܚܫܒ, and Egyptian ḥsb.

Verb[edit]

حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) I, non-past يَحْسُبُ‎ (yaḥsubu)

  1. to calculate, to compute
  2. to charge, to debit
  3. to credit
  4. to take (into account), to take (into consideration), to reckon with
  5. to attach (importance)
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

حَسِبَ (ḥasiba) I, non-past يَحْسَبُ or يَحْسِبُ‎ (yaḥsabu or yaḥsibu)

  1. to assume, to think, to suppose, to believe
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:42:
      وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّٰهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ
      wa-lā taḥsabanna allāha ḡāfilan ʕammā yaʕmalu ẓ-ẓālimūna
      Do not think that God is unaware of what the wrongdoers do.
  2. to regard, to consider, to deem
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

حَسُبَ (ḥasuba) I, non-past يَحْسُبُ‎ (yaḥsubu)

  1. to be highly regarded
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَسْب (ḥasbm

  1. verbal noun of حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) (form I)
  2. reckoning, calculation, computing
  3. thinking, opinion, view
  4. sufficiency
    قَرَأْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ كُتُبٍ فَحَسْبُ/وَحَسْبُ/حَسْبُ.
    qaraʔtu ṯalāṯata kutubin faḥasbu/waḥasbu/ḥasbu.
    I've only read three books (and that's all).
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَسَب (ḥasabm (plural أَحْسَاب (ʔaḥsāb))

  1. verbal noun of حَسُبَ (ḥasuba) (form I)
  2. measure, extent, degree, quantity, amount
    بِحَسَبِbi-ḥasabiaccording to
    عَلَى حَسَبِʕalā ḥasabiaccording to
  3. value
  4. high regard, esteem
  5. noble descent
Declension[edit]

Etymology 6[edit]

Adverbial accusative of حَسَب (ḥasab).

Preposition[edit]

حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)

  1. according to, per, by
Inflection[edit]
    Inflected forms
Base form حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person حَسَبِي (ḥasabī) حَسَبَنَا (ḥasabanā)
Second person حَسَبَكَ (ḥasabaka) حَسَبَكِ (ḥasabaki) حَسَبَكُمَا (ḥasabakumā) حَسَبَكُمْ (ḥasabakum) حَسَبَكُنَّ (ḥasabakunna)
Third person حَسَبَهُ (ḥasabahu) حَسَبَهَا (ḥasabahā) حَسَبَهُمَا (ḥasabahumā) حَسَبَهُمْ (ḥasabahum) حَسَبَهُنَّ (ḥasabahunna)
Descendants[edit]
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਹਸਬ (hasab)
    Shahmukhi script: حسب (hasab)

Etymology 7[edit]

Noun[edit]

حُسَّب (ḥussabm pl

  1. plural of حَاسِب (ḥāsib)

References[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ح س ب
1 term

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ħa.sab/, [ˈħa.sab]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba, preposition).

Preposition[edit]

حسب (ḥásab)

  1. according to
  2. it depends (on)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba, verb).

Verb[edit]

حسب (ḥasab) I (present بحسب (boḥsob))

  1. to count
  2. to charge money
    أحسب كلشي؟
    ʔaḥsob kul-ši
    Shall I charge you for everything?
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of حسب (ḥasab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسبت (ḥasabt) حسبت (ḥasabt) حسب (ḥasab) حسبنا (ḥasabna) حسبتو (ḥasabtu) حسبو (ḥasabu)
f حسبتي (ḥasabti) حسبت (ḥasbat)
present m بحسب (baḥsob) بتحسب (btoḥsob) بحسب (boḥsob) منحسب (mnoḥsob) بتحسبو (btoḥsobu) بحسبو (boḥsobu)
f بتحسبي (btoḥsobi) بتحسب (btoḥsob)
subjunctive m أحسب (ʔaḥsob) تحسب (toḥsob) يحسب (yoḥsob) نحسب (noḥsob) تحسبو (toḥsobu) يحسبو (yoḥsobu)
f تحسبي (toḥsobi) تحسب (toḥsob)
imperative m احسب (oḥsob) احسبو (oḥsobu)
f احسبي (oḥsobi)