ܚܣܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܣ ܟ (ḥ s k)
1 term

Cognate to Hebrew חָסַךְ (khasákh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːsexː]

Verb

ܚܵܣܹܟ݂ • (ḥāsēḵ) (present participle ܚܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (ḥsāḵā), past participle ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ḥsīḵā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to refrain, hold back, restrain, curb

   Synonyms: ܠܵܒ݂ܹܟ݂ (lāḇēḵ), ܡܙܲܒܛܸܢ (mzabṭin), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq)

2. (transitive) to spare, exempt, deprive

   Synonyms: ܡܦܲܪܸܩ (mparriq), ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ (šāḇēq), ܡܚܲܡܹܐ (mḥammē), ܢܵܛܹܪ (nāṭēr)

   ܗܸܟ̰ ܚܲܕ݇ ܥܲܠ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ. ― hič ḥa ˁal siḏrā ḥsīḵā ìwā. ― No one was exempted on the list.

3. (transitive) to save (time, money, or the like)

   Synonyms: ܡܵܘܨܸܪ (māwṣir), ܡܲܙܝܸܕ݂ (mazyiḏ)

   ܚܣܘܿܟ݂ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܢܹܬ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― ḥsōḵ yatīr kispā qā dzāḇnēt baytā. ― Save up more money to buy a house.

   ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܣܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ. ― hāḏē urḥā kē ḥāsḵā lan b-kul hādaḵ ˁiddānā. ― This road saves us so much time.

   ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܣܟ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ. ― šrāḡāṯē čmīˁē kē ḥāsḵī birqā. ― Lights off saves electricity.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܚܵܣܹܟ݂ (ḥāsēḵ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (ḥsīḵ lī)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥsīḵ lūḵ)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (ḥsīḵ lēh)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (ḥsīḵ lan)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥsīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥsīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥsīḵ lāḵ)	ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥsīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܹܢ (ḥāsḵēn)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܹܬ (ḥāsḵēt)	ܚܵܣܹܟ݂ (ḥāsēḵ)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܲܚ (ḥāsḵaḥ)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ḥāsḵītōn)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܝܼ (ḥāsḵī)
	f	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܵܢ (ḥāsḵān)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܵܬܝ (ḥāsḵāt)	ܚܵܣܟ݂ܵܐ (ḥāsḵā)
imperative	m		ܚܣܘܿܟ݂ (ḥsōḵ)			ܚܣܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (ḥsōḵūn)
	f		ܚܣܘܿܟ݂ܝ (ḥsōḵ)