ܚܫܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms

ܚܫܘܒܐ

Etymology

Tool noun coined from ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ, “to think, compute”) as substitute for the more common Anglicism ܟܘܿܡܦܝܘܼܬܸܪ (kōmpyūtir); compare similar in Arabic حَاسُوب (ḥāsūb) and Hebrew מַחְשֵׁב (makhshév).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːʃoːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xa.ʃuːvɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥāšōḇā) m sg (plural ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšōḇē))

1. computer (programmable electronic device)

   ܥܵܠܡܲܢ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܘܼܩܡܵܐ، ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

   ˁālman pīšā ìlēh ruqmā, pulḥānan kē pāyšī ˁḇīdē ˁal ḥāšōḇā min ḥlāp ktāḇā.

   Our world has become digitised, work is now done on a computer instead of a book.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥāšōḇī)		ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥāšōḇan)
	construct	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ (ḥāšōḇ)	2nd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāšōḇūḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāšōḇāḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā)	3rd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥāšōḇēh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥāšōḇāh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥāšōḇī)		ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥāšōḇan)
	construct	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥāšōḇay)	2nd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāšōḇūḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāšōḇāḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšōḇē)	3rd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāšōḇūh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāšōḇōh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥāšōḇtā, “calculator”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܘܼܚܵܝܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā luḥḥāyā, “tablet computer”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܙܝܼܥܵܢܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā mzīˁānā, “laptop”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā maḵtḇāyā, “desktop computer”)
• ܛܲܐܲܠܬܵܐ ܕܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭaˀaltā dḥāšōḇā, “computer game”)
• ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (mmallūt ḥāšōḇā, “computer science”)