ܚܫܒ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܫ-ܒ‎ (ḥ-š-b) related to thinking. Compare Arabic حَسَبَ‎ (ḥasaba), Hebrew חָשַׁב‎ (ḥāšaḇ), and Egyptian ḥsb, as well as Old Armenian հաշիւ (hašiw), an Aramaic borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)ʃav]

Verb

ܚܫܒ • (transliteration needed)

  1. to think
  2. to count
  3. to calculate
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