حساب

See also: خشاب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Noun

حِسَاب • (ḥisāb) m, plural حِسَابَات‎ (ḥisābāt) or أَحْسِبَة‎ (ʔaḥsiba)

1. verbal noun of حَسَبَ‎ (ḥasaba) (form I)
2. verbal noun of حَاسَبَ‎ (ḥāsaba) (form III)
3. account
4. calculation
5. arithmetic
6. bill (invoice in a restaurant, etc.)

Declension

Declension of noun حِسَاب (ḥisāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِسَاب ḥisāb	الْحِسَاب‎ al-ḥisāb	حِسَاب ḥisāb
Nominative	حِسَابٌ ḥisābun	الْحِسَابُ‎ al-ḥisābu	حِسَابُ ḥisābu
Accusative	حِسَابًا‎ ḥisāban	الْحِسَابَ‎ al-ḥisāba	حِسَابَ ḥisāba
Genitive	حِسَابٍ ḥisābin	الْحِسَابِ‎ al-ḥisābi	حِسَابِ ḥisābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِسَابَيْن‎ ḥisābayn	الْحِسَابَيْن‎ al-ḥisābayn	حِسَابَيْ‎ ḥisābay
Nominative	حِسَابَانِ‎ ḥisābāni	الْحِسَابَانِ‎ al-ḥisābāni	حِسَابَا‎ ḥisābā
Accusative	حِسَابَيْنِ‎ ḥisābayni	الْحِسَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḥisābayni	حِسَابَيْ‎ ḥisābay
Genitive	حِسَابَيْنِ‎ ḥisābayni	الْحِسَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḥisābayni	حِسَابَيْ‎ ḥisābay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِسَابَات‎‎; أَحْسِبَة‎ ḥisābāt‎; ʔaḥsiba	الْحِسَابَات‎‎; الْأَحْسِبَة‎ al-ḥisābāt‎; al-ʔaḥsiba	حِسَابَات‎‎; أَحْسِبَة‎ ḥisābāt‎; ʔaḥsibat
Nominative	حِسَابَاتٌ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةٌ‎ ḥisābātun‎; ʔaḥsibatun	الْحِسَابَاتُ‎‎; الْأَحْسِبَةُ‎ al-ḥisābātu‎; al-ʔaḥsibatu	حِسَابَاتُ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةُ‎ ḥisābātu‎; ʔaḥsibatu
Accusative	حِسَابَاتٍ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةً‎ ḥisābātin‎; ʔaḥsibatan	الْحِسَابَاتِ‎‎; الْأَحْسِبَةَ‎ al-ḥisābāti‎; al-ʔaḥsibata	حِسَابَاتِ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةَ‎ ḥisābāti‎; ʔaḥsibata
Genitive	حِسَابَاتٍ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةٍ‎ ḥisābātin‎; ʔaḥsibatin	الْحِسَابَاتِ‎‎; الْأَحْسِبَةِ‎ al-ḥisābāti‎; al-ʔaḥsibati	حِسَابَاتِ‎‎; أَحْسِبَةِ‎ ḥisābāti‎; ʔaḥsibati

Derived terms

• يَوْمُ ٱلْحِسَابِ‎ (yawmu l-ḥisābi)

Descendants

• Maltese: ħsieb
• → Swahili: hesabu
• → Persian: حساب‎
• → Turkish: hesap

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حساب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from حَسَبَ‎ (ḥasaba, “to calculate”).

Noun

حَسَّاب • (ḥassāb) m, plural حَسَّابُونَ‎ (ḥassābūna), feminine حَسَّابَة‎ (ḥassāba)

1. accountant
2. calculator (person who calculates)
3. arithmetician

Declension

Declension of noun حَسَّاب (ḥassāb)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسَّاب ḥassāb	الْحَسَّاب‎ al-ḥassāb	حَسَّاب ḥassāb	حَسَّابَة‎ ḥassāba	الْحَسَّابَة‎ al-ḥassāba	حَسَّابَة‎ ḥassābat
Nominative	حَسَّابٌ ḥassābun	الْحَسَّابُ‎ al-ḥassābu	حَسَّابُ ḥassābu	حَسَّابَةٌ‎ ḥassābatun	الْحَسَّابَةُ‎ al-ḥassābatu	حَسَّابَةُ‎ ḥassābatu
Accusative	حَسَّابًا‎ ḥassāban	الْحَسَّابَ‎ al-ḥassāba	حَسَّابَ ḥassāba	حَسَّابَةً‎ ḥassābatan	الْحَسَّابَةَ‎ al-ḥassābata	حَسَّابَةَ‎ ḥassābata
Genitive	حَسَّابٍ ḥassābin	الْحَسَّابِ‎ al-ḥassābi	حَسَّابِ ḥassābi	حَسَّابَةٍ‎ ḥassābatin	الْحَسَّابَةِ‎ al-ḥassābati	حَسَّابَةِ‎ ḥassābati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسَّابَيْن‎ ḥassābayn	الْحَسَّابَيْن‎ al-ḥassābayn	حَسَّابَيْ‎ ḥassābay	حَسَّابَتَيْن‎ ḥassābatayn	الْحَسَّابَتَيْن‎ al-ḥassābatayn	حَسَّابَتَيْ‎ ḥassābatay
Nominative	حَسَّابَانِ‎ ḥassābāni	الْحَسَّابَانِ‎ al-ḥassābāni	حَسَّابَا‎ ḥassābā	حَسَّابَتَانِ‎ ḥassābatāni	الْحَسَّابَتَانِ‎ al-ḥassābatāni	حَسَّابَتَا‎ ḥassābatā
Accusative	حَسَّابَيْنِ‎ ḥassābayni	الْحَسَّابَيْنِ‎ al-ḥassābayni	حَسَّابَيْ‎ ḥassābay	حَسَّابَتَيْنِ‎ ḥassābatayni	الْحَسَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥassābatayni	حَسَّابَتَيْ‎ ḥassābatay
Genitive	حَسَّابَيْنِ‎ ḥassābayni	الْحَسَّابَيْنِ‎ al-ḥassābayni	حَسَّابَيْ‎ ḥassābay	حَسَّابَتَيْنِ‎ ḥassābatayni	الْحَسَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥassābatayni	حَسَّابَتَيْ‎ ḥassābatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسَّابِين‎ ḥassābīn	الْحَسَّابِين‎ al-ḥassābīn	حَسَّابِي‎ ḥassābī	حَسَّابَات‎ ḥassābāt	الْحَسَّابَات‎ al-ḥassābāt	حَسَّابَات‎ ḥassābāt
Nominative	حَسَّابُونَ‎ ḥassābūna	الْحَسَّابُونَ‎ al-ḥassābūna	حَسَّابُو‎ ḥassābū	حَسَّابَاتٌ‎ ḥassābātun	الْحَسَّابَاتُ‎ al-ḥassābātu	حَسَّابَاتُ‎ ḥassābātu
Accusative	حَسَّابِينَ‎ ḥassābīna	الْحَسَّابِينَ‎ al-ḥassābīna	حَسَّابِي‎ ḥassābī	حَسَّابَاتٍ‎ ḥassābātin	الْحَسَّابَاتِ‎ al-ḥassābāti	حَسَّابَاتِ‎ ḥassābāti
Genitive	حَسَّابِينَ‎ ḥassābīna	الْحَسَّابِينَ‎ al-ḥassābīna	حَسَّابِي‎ ḥassābī	حَسَّابَاتٍ‎ ḥassābātin	الْحَسَّابَاتِ‎ al-ḥassābāti	حَسَّابَاتِ‎ ḥassābāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حساب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

حُسَّاب • (ḥussāb) m pl

1. plural of حَاسِب‎ (ḥāsib)

Etymology 4

Adjective

حُسَّاب • (ḥussāb) m pl

1. masculine plural of حَاسِب‎ (ḥāsib)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِسَاب‎ (ḥisāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /hisɑːb/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /hɪsɒːb/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /hesɒːb/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /hisɔːb/

Noun

Dari	حساب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳисоб (hisob)

حساب • (hesâb)

1. account
2. arithmetic
3. score

Synonyms

• (arithmetic): شمار‎ (šomâr)

Related terms

• حسابدار‎ (hesâbdâr)
• صورتحساب‎ (surathesâb)

Descendants

• Urdu: حِساب‎

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حساب‎ (hisāb), from Arabic حِسَاب‎ (ḥisāb). Compare Bengali হিসাব (hisab), Assamese হিচাপ (hisap).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.sɑːb/
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

حِساب • (hisāb) m (Hindi spelling हिसाब)

1. account
2. calculation; arithmetic
3. bill (a list of items needed to paid for)
4. viewpoint, perspective

Declension

Declension of حساب
	singular	plural
direct	حِساب‎ (hisāb)	حِساب‎ (hisāb)
oblique	حِساب‎ (hisāb)	حِسابوں‎ (hisābō̃)
vocative	حِساب‎ (hisāb)	حِسابو‎ (hisābō)

Derived terms

• حساب کتاب‎ (hisāb kitāb, “account; accountability”)

References

• “حساب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حساب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu حساب‎ (hisāb).

Noun

حساب (hisāb)

1. calculation, about
2. account
3. viewpoint, perspective

Verb

حساب (hisāb)

1. to count, counting