ܡܚܫܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms

Etymology

Agent noun of the verb ܡܲܚܫܸܒ݂ (maḥšiḇ, “to purport, claim; to calculate, reckon, compute”) +‎ -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); cognate with Arabic مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib), Hebrew חַשָּׁב (khasháv) and רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ro'é kheshbón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.ʃəwɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (maḥšḇānā) m sg (plural ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maḥšḇānē), feminine ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (maḥšḇānītā))

1. accountant, bookkeeper

   ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ. ― kē pālḥēn ayḵ maḥšḇānā gāw d-awa maḵtḇā. ― I work as an accountant in this office.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maḥšḇānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ (maḥšḇānī)		ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ (maḥšḇānan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢ (maḥšḇān)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (maḥšḇānūḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥšḇānāḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maḥšḇānā)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ (maḥšḇānēh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܗ̇ (maḥšḇānāh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ (maḥšḇānī)		ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ̈ (maḥšḇānan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ (maḥšḇānay)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥšḇānūḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥšḇānāḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maḥšḇānē)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḥšḇānūh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥšḇānōh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maḥšḇānūtā, “accountancy”)

Related terms

• ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (ḥušbānā, “account”)
• ܬܲܚܫܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (taḥšaḇtā, “bill, tab”)