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حسب

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ح س ب (ḥ s b)
17 terms

Cognate with Hebrew חָשַׁב (khasháv), Classical Syriac ܚܫܒ, and Egyptian ḥsb.

Verb

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حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) I (non-past يَحْسُبُ (yaḥsubu), verbal noun حَسْب (ḥasb) or حِسَاب (ḥisāb) or حُسْبَان (ḥusbān))

  1. to calculate, to compute
  2. to charge, to debit
  3. to credit
  4. to take (into account), to take (into consideration), to reckon with
  5. to attach (importance)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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حَسِبَ (ḥasiba) I (non-past يَحْسَبُ (yaḥsabu) or يَحْسِبُ (yaḥsibu), verbal noun حِسْبَان (ḥisbān) or مَحْسَبَة (maḥsaba) or مَحْسِبَة (maḥsiba))

  1. to assume, to think, to suppose, to believe
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:42:
      وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّٰهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ
      wa-lā taḥsabanna allāha ḡāfilan ʕammā yaʕmalu ẓ-ẓālimūna
      Do not think that God is unaware of what the wrongdoers do.
  2. to regard, to consider, to deem
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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حَسُبَ (ḥasuba) I (non-past يَحْسُبُ (yaḥsubu), verbal noun حَسَب (ḥasab) or حَسَابَة (ḥasāba))

  1. to be highly regarded
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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حَسْب (ḥasbm

  1. verbal noun of حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) (form I)
  2. reckoning, calculation, computing
  3. thinking, opinion, view
  4. sufficiency
  5. only
    قَرَأْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ كُتُبٍ فَحَسْبُ/وَحَسْبُ/حَسْبُ.
    qaraʔtu ṯalāṯata kutubin faḥasbu/waḥasbu/ḥasbu.
    I've only read three books (and that's all).
    الغالبية العظمى من المسلمين لا يؤمنون فحسب بأن الله رحيم؛ بل يؤمنون بأن الله يدعو البشر إلى الرحمة أيضًا.
    The vast majority of Muslims not only believe that God is merciful; they believe that God calls humans to be merciful as well.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Noun

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حَسَب (ḥasabm (plural أَحْسَاب (ʔaḥsāb))

  1. verbal noun of حَسُبَ (ḥasuba) (form I)
  2. measure, extent, degree, quantity, amount
    بِحَسَبِbi-ḥasabiaccording to
    عَلَى حَسَبِʕalā ḥasabiaccording to
  3. value
  4. high regard, esteem
  5. noble descent
Declension
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Etymology 6

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Adverbial accusative of حَسَب (ḥasab).

Preposition

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حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)

  1. according to, per, by
Inflection
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    Inflected forms
Base form حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person حَسَبِي (ḥasabī) حَسَبَنَا (ḥasabanā)
Second person حَسَبَكَ (ḥasabaka) حَسَبَكِ (ḥasabaki) حَسَبَكُمَا (ḥasabakumā) حَسَبَكُمْ (ḥasabakum) حَسَبَكُنَّ (ḥasabakunna)
Third person حَسَبَهُ (ḥasabahu) حَسَبَهَا (ḥasabahā) حَسَبَهُمَا (ḥasabahumā) حَسَبَهُمْ (ḥasabahum) حَسَبَهُنَّ (ḥasabahunna)
Descendants
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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਹਸਬ (hasab)
    Shahmukhi script: حسب (hasab)

Etymology 7

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Noun

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حُسَّب (ḥussabm pl

  1. plural of حَاسِب (ḥāsib)

References

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ح س ب
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَسِبَ (ḥasiba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حسب (ḥassab) II (non-past يِحَسِّب (yiḥassib))

  1. to assume, to think, to suppose, to believe
    Synonyms: ظن (ẓann), افتكر (aftakar), اتوقع (atwaggaʕ)
  2. to expect
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of حسب (ḥassab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسبت (ḥassabt) حسبت (ḥassabt) حسب (ḥassab) حسبنا (ḥassabna) حسبتوا (ḥassabtu) حسبوا (ḥassabu)
f حسبتي (ḥassabti) حسبت (ḥassabat)
non-past m أحسب (ʔaḥassib) تحسب (tiḥassib) يحسب (yiḥassib) نحسب (niḥassib) تحسبوا (tiḥassibu) يحسبوا (yiḥassibu)
f تحسبي (tiḥassibi) تحسب (tiḥassib)
imperative m حسب (ḥassib) حسبوا (ḥassibu)
f حسبي (ḥassibi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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حسب (ḥasab)

  1. according to
  2. it depends (on)

Verb

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حسب (ḥasab) I (non-past يِحْسب (yiḥsib))

  1. to count
  2. to charge money
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of حسب (ḥasab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسبت (ḥasabt) حسبت (ḥasabt) حسب (ḥasab) حسبنا (ḥasabna) حسبتوا (ḥasabtu) حسبوا (ḥasabu)
f حسبتي (ḥasabti) حسبت (ḥasabat)
non-past m أحسب (ʔaḥsib) تحسب (tiḥsib) يحسب (yiḥsib) نحسب (niḥsib) تحسبوا (tiḥsibu) يحسبوا (yiḥsibu)
f تحسبي (tiḥsibi) تحسب (tiḥsib)
imperative m احسب (aḥsib) احسبوا (aḥsibu)
f احسبي (aḥsibi)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح س ب
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħa.sab/, [ˈħa.sab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba, preposition).

Preposition

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حسب (ḥásab)

  1. according to
  2. it depends (on)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba, verb).

Verb

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حسب (ḥasab) I (present بحسب (boḥsob))

  1. to count
  2. to charge money
    أحسب كلشي؟
    ʔaḥsob kul-ši
    Shall I charge you for everything?
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of حسب (ḥasab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسبت (ḥasabt) حسبت (ḥasabt) حسب (ḥasab) حسبنا (ḥasabna) حسبتو (ḥasabtu) حسبو (ḥasabu)
f حسبتي (ḥasabti) حسبت (ḥasbat)
present m بحسب (baḥsob) بتحسب (btoḥsob) بحسب (boḥsob) منحسب (mnoḥsob) بتحسبو (btoḥsobu) بحسبو (boḥsobu)
f بتحسبي (btoḥsobi) بتحسب (btoḥsob)
subjunctive m أحسب (ʔaḥsob) تحسب (toḥsob) يحسب (yoḥsob) نحسب (noḥsob) تحسبو (toḥsobu) يحسبو (yoḥsobu)
f تحسبي (toḥsobi) تحسب (toḥsob)
imperative m احسب (oḥsob) احسبو (oḥsobu)
f احسبي (oḥsobi)