ܚܒܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܒ ܫ (ḥ b š)
2 terms

From Aramaic חְבַשׁ (ḥəḇaš); cognate with Arabic حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) and Hebrew חָבַשׁ (khavásh, “to bind, tie”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːweʃː]

Verb

ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ • (ḥāḇēš) (present participle ܚܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (ḥḇāšā), past participle ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ḥḇīšā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to contain (hold inside or include as a part)

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܚܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― wālē d-ḥāḇšaḥ lhōn mayyā. ― We need to contain the water.

   ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ. ― mēḵlā kē ḥāḇēš bisrā. ― The meal contains meat.

2. (intransitive, transitive) to include, feature important aspect, design, information, event
3. (transitive) to enclose attach document, file
4. (transitive) to imprison, confine, lock up

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ (ḥāḇēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (ḥḇīš lī)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥḇīš lūḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (ḥḇīš lēh)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (ḥḇīš lan)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥḇīš lāwḵōn)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥḇīš lhōn)
	f		ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥḇīš lāḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥḇīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܹܢ (ḥāḇšēn)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܹܬ (ḥāḇšēt)	ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ (ḥāḇēš)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ (ḥāḇšaḥ)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ḥāḇšītōn)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ (ḥāḇšī)
	f	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܵܢ (ḥāḇšān)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܵܬܝ (ḥāḇšāt)	ܚܵܒ݂ܫܵܐ (ḥāḇšā)
imperative	m		ܚܒ݂ܘܿܫ (ḥḇōš)			ܚܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ (ḥḇōšūn)
	f		ܚܒ݂ܘܿܫܝ (ḥḇōš)

Synonyms

• (include, enclose): ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܐܵܚܹܕ (āḥēd)
• (imprison): ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr)