ܡܚܫܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms

Active noun of the verb ܡܲܚܫܸܒ݂ (maḥšiḇ, “to purport, claim; to calculate, reckon, compute”); cognate with Arabic مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib), Hebrew חַשָּׁב (khasháv) and רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ro'é kheshbón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.ʃəwɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (maḥšḇānā) m sg (plural ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maḥšḇānē), feminine ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥšḇānīṯā))

1. accountant, bookkeeper

   ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ.

   kē pālḥēn ayḵ maḥšḇānā gaw hānā maḵtḇā.

   I work as an accountant in this office.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢ (maḥšḇān)		1st person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ (maḥšḇānī)		ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ (maḥšḇānan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢ (maḥšḇān)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (maḥšḇānōḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥšḇānāḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maḥšḇānā)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ (maḥšḇānēh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܗ̇ (maḥšḇānāh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (maḥšḇānīn)		1st person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ (maḥšḇānī)		ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ̈ (maḥšḇānan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ (maḥšḇānay)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥšḇānōḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥšḇānāḵ)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maḥšḇānē)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḥšḇānūh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maḥšḇānōh)	ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maḥšḇānayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥšḇānūṯā, “accountancy”)