ܚܫܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms

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 ܡܪܘܼܩܡܵܐ، ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

   ˁālman pīšā ìlēh mruqmā, pulḥānan kē pāyšī ˁḇīḏē ˁal ḥāšōḇā ḥlāp ktāḇā.

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ (ḥāšōḇ)		1st person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥāšōḇī)		ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥāšōḇan)
	construct	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ (ḥāšōḇ)		2nd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāšōḇōḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāšōḇāḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā)		3rd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥāšōḇēh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥāšōḇāh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥāšōḇīn)		1st person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥāšōḇī)		ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥāšōḇan)
	construct	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥāšōḇay)		2nd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāšōḇōḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāšōḇāḵ)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšōḇē)		3rd person	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāšōḇūh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥāšōḇōh)	ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥāšōḇayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥāšōḇtā, “calculator”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܘܼܚܵܝܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā luḥḥāyā, “tablet computer”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā maḵtḇāyā, “desktop computer”)
• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܲܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā mištanyānā, “laptop”)
• ܛܘܼܝܵܠ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭūyāl ḥāšōḇā, “computer game”)
• ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (yulpān ḥāšōḇā, “computer science”)