ܚܘܫܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
11 terms

From the above root of the noun pattern 1u23ānā; 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 ܦ̮ܲܝܣܒܘܼܟ ܕܝܼܹܗ ― ḥušbān faysbūk dīyēh ― His Facebook account

   ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܼ ― ḥušbān ˁurpānā dīyī ― My bank account

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ

	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)

Derived terms

• ܡܚܲܫܒܸܢ (mḥašbin, “to calculate”)
• ܫܵܩܹܠ ܒܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (šāqēl bḥušbānā)
• ܓܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (gilyūṯ ḥušbānā)

Related terms

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

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܫ ܒ 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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢ		1st person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		ܚܘܫܒܢܢ
	construct	ܚܘܫܒܢ		2nd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܘܗܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُسْبَانَة (ḥusbāna).

Noun

ܚܘܫܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܫܒܢܐ)

1. small cushion

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܫܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢ		1st person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		ܚܘܫܒܢܢ
	construct	ܚܘܫܒܢ		2nd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		ܚܘܫܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܫܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܫܒܢܘܗܝ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗ	ܚܘܫܒܢܝܗܘܢ	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, page 118b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 435b