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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