ܚܒܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܒ ܨ (ḥ b ṣ)
2 terms

Verbal noun of ܚܵܒ݂ܹܨ (ḥāḇēṣ, “to crowd, shove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xəwɑːsˤɑː] (Standard)
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xəvɑːsˤɑː]

Noun

ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ • (ḥḇāṣā) m sg (plural ܚܒ݂ܵܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥḇāṣē))

1. crowd, rush, jam
2. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark written under the letter yōḏ equivalent to /i/

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ (ḥḇāṣī)		ܚܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ (ḥḇāṣan)
	construct	ܚܒ݂ܵܨ (ḥḇāṣ)		2nd person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܟ݂ (ḥḇāṣūḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥḇāṣāḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥḇāṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā)		3rd person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܹܗ (ḥḇāṣēh)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܗ̇ (ḥḇāṣāh)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܗܘܿܢ (ḥḇāṣhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ̈ (ḥḇāṣī)		ܚܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ̈ (ḥḇāṣan)
	construct	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܲܝ̈ (ḥḇāṣay)		2nd person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥḇāṣūḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥḇāṣāḵ)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥḇāṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥḇāṣē)		3rd person	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥḇāṣūh)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥḇāṣōh)	ܚܒ݂ܵܨܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥḇāṣhōn)

Coordinate terms

(Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ-ܒ-ܨ
1 term

From ܚܒܨ (ḥḇaṣ, “to push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)vɑsˤɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)vɑsˤe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܒܨܐ • (ḥḇāṣā) m (plural ܚܒܨܐ (ḥḇāṣē))

1. pressure
2. throng, crowd
3. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /i/

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܒܨ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܟ	ܚܒܨܟܝ	ܚܒܨܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܒܨܝܢ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܝܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨܝ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܝܟ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝ	ܚܒܨܝܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܘܗܝ	ܚܒܨܝܗ	ܚܒܨܝܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ-ܒ-ܨ
1 term

From ܚܒܨ (ḥḇaṣ, “to push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛvsˤɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛvsˤe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܒܨܐ • (ḥeḇṣā) m (plural ܚܒܨܐ (ḥeḇṣē))

1. throng, crowd
2. commotion, turmoil
3. borborygmus, stomach growling
4. loud flatus

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܒܨ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܟ	ܚܒܨܟܝ	ܚܒܨܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܒܨܝܢ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܝܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨܝ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܝܟ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝ	ܚܒܨܝܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܘܗܝ	ܚܒܨܝܗ	ܚܒܨܝܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Root
ܚ-ܒ-ܨ
1 term

From ܚܒܨ (ḥḇaṣ, “to push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħavsˤɑ], [ħɛvsˤɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħavsˤe], [ħɛvsˤe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܒܨܐ • (ḥaḇṣā, ḥeḇṣā) m (plural ܚܒܨܐ (ḥaḇṣē, ḥeḇṣē))

1. black-eyed beans (Vigna unguiculata)

   Synonym: ܠܘܒܝܐ (lōbyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܒܨ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܟ	ܚܒܨܟܝ	ܚܒܨܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗ	ܚܒܨܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܒܨܝܢ		1st person	ܚܒܨܝ		ܚܒܨܝܢ
	construct	ܚܒܨܝ		2nd person	ܚܒܨܝܟ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝ	ܚܒܨܝܟܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܨܘܗܝ	ܚܒܨܝܗ	ܚܒܨܝܗܘܢ	ܚܒܨܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥbṣˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥbṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥbṣ²”, 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, page 95a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 125a
• 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, page 409b