ħaseb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَِبَ (ḥasaba, ḥasiba, “to calculate, reckon, consider”). The normal Arabic root for “thinking”, ف ك ر (f-k-r), is associated with “remembering” in Maltese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħasɛp/

Verb

ħaseb (imperfect jaħseb)

1. to think

   Taħseb li jħobbni?

   Do you think he loves me?

   Ma ħsibtx se jaslu.

   I did’t think they would arrive.

   Naħsbu wisq fuq il-futur.

   We think too much about the future.

Related terms

• mħasseb
• ħsieb