ܚܫܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܒ‎ (ḥ š b)
3 terms
ܚܫܘܒܐ

Etymology

Tool noun coined from ܚܲܫܸܒ݂‎ (ḥašiḇ, “to compute”) as substitute for the more common Anglicism ܟܘܿܡܦܝܘܼܬܸܪ‎ (kompyutir); compare similar in Arabic حَاسُوب‎ (ḥāsūb) and Hebrew מַחְשֵׁב‎ (makhshév).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xa.ʃuːwɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xa.ʃuːvɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥašuḇā) m sg (plural ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥašuḇē))

  1. computer (programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly)
    ‏ܥܵܠܡܲܢ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܘܼܩܡܵܐ، ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.‎‎
    ʿālman pīšā-ìlēh ruqmā, pulḥānan kē pāyēš ʿḇīdā ʿal ḥašuḇā min gēbā d-ktāḇā.
    Our world has become digitised, work is now done on a computer instead of a book.

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