ܚܒܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܒ ܫ (ḥ b š)
2 terms

From Aramaic חְבַשׁ (ḥəḇaš); cognate with Arabic حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) and Hebrew חָבַשׁ (khavásh, to bind, tie).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑːweʃː]

Verb

ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ • (ḥāḇēš) (present participle ܚܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (ḥḇāšā), past participle ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ḥḇīšā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to contain (hold inside or include as a part)
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܚܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ.wālē d-ḥāḇšaḥ lhōn mayyā.We need to contain the water.
    ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ.mēḵlā kē ḥāḇēš bisrā.The meal contains meat.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to include, feature important aspect, design, information, event
  3. (transitive) to enclose attach document, file
  4. (transitive) to imprison, confine, lock up

Conjugation

Synonyms

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