ܚܘܫܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
11 terms

Intensitive verbal noun of ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ, “to think, consider”); ompare Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb) and Hebrew חִשּׁוּב (khishúv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xuʃ.ʃɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥuššāḇā) m (plural ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥūšāḇē))

1. thought
   • Isaiah 55:8:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ ܠܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܘܠܵܐ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     miṭṭul ḥūšāḇī lā ìnā ḥūšāḇāwḵōn, w-lā urḥāṯāwḵōn urḥāṯī bēmārā ìlēh māryā.

     For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.

   • Matthew 9:4:

     ܝܕ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ: «ܠܡܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܬܘܿܢ ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܠܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ؟»

     ḏīˁ lēh īšōˁ ḥūšāḇayhōn w-mīr lēh: “lemā biḥšāḇā ìtōn ḥūšāḇē bīšē blibbāwḵōn?”

     Jesus knew their thoughts, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?”

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥuššāḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥūšāḇī)		ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥūšāḇan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ (ḥūšāḇ)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥūšāḇūḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥūšāḇāḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūšāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥuššāḇā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥūšāḇēh)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥūšāḇāh)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥūšāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥūšāḇī)		ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥūšāḇan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥūšāḇay)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥūšāḇūḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥūšāḇāḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūšāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥūšāḇē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥūšāḇūh)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥūšāḇōh)	ܚܘܼܫܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥūšāḇhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܫ-ܒ (ḥ-š-b) related to thinking. Compare Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb) and Hebrew חִשּׁוּב (ḥiššûḇ). The sense of "implication" is a calque of Arabic ضَمِير الشَّأْن وَالْقِصَّة (ḍamīr aš-šaʔn wa-l-qiṣṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħuʃʃɑvɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħuʃʃɑve(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܘܫܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܫܒܐ)

1. thought, idea, reckoning, opinion, account
2. reasoning, consideration, council
3. intent, intention, purpose
4. design, project
5. computation
6. number, amount
7. (grammar) implication; part understood in an elliptical sentence
8. care

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܫܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܫܒ	ܚܘܫܒܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܫܒ	ܚܘܫܒܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܫܒܐ	ܚܘܫܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܫܒܝ	ܚܘܫܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܟ	ܚܘܫܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܟܝ	ܚܘܫܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܫܒܗ	ܚܘܫܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܫܒܗ	ܚܘܫܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܫܒܢ	ܚܘܫܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܟܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܫܒܟܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܗܘܢ	ܚܘܫܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܫܒܗܝܢ	ܚܘܫܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwšb”, 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, p. 118b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 135a
• 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, p. 435a