ܚܫܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ (ḥ š b)
10 terms
ܚܫܘܒܐ

Etymology

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]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xa.ʃuːvɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥāšōḇā) m sg (plural ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšōḇē))

  1. computer (programmable electronic device)
    ܥܵܠܡܲܢ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܘܼܩܡܵܐ، ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.
    ˁālman pīšā ìlēh ruqmā, pulḥānan kē pāyšī ˁḇīdē ˁal ḥāšōḇā min ḥlāp ktāḇā.
    Our world has become digitised, work is now done on a computer instead of a book.

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