heb

See also: Heb, Heb., and həb

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Hebrew.

Symbol

heb

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hebrew.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hebrew terms

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish heb, from Proto-Brythonic *heb, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo- (compare Old Irish sech), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”). Compare Welsh heb.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [hɛb]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [hɛb]

Preposition

heb

1. without, un-

Inflection

Inflection of heb

		singular	plural
1st person		hebov	hebon
2nd person		hebos	hebowgh
3rd person	m	hebdho	hebdha
	f	hebdhi

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛp
• IPA^(key): /ɦɛp/

Verb

heb

1. inflection of hebben:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative
   4. informal third-person singular

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

heb

1. singular imperative of heben

Nawdm

Noun

heb b (plural heɦi ɦi)

1. bee

References

• Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane; Nicole, Jacques (2018), Nawdm-French Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• hev

Etymology

From Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb, “grains, seeds”), derived from the root ح ب ب (ḥ b b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɛb/

Noun

heb f (Arabic spelling حەب)

1. seed, kernel, grain

   Synonym: lib

2. small quantity or amount

   Synonyms: hinekî, hekekî

3. Used as a general counting word
4. pill, tablet

Declension

Declension of heb

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	heb	heb
construct	heba	hebên
oblique	hebê	heban
demonstrative oblique	wê hebê	wan heban
vocative	hebê	hebino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	hebek	hebin
construct	hebeke	hebine
oblique	hebekê	hebinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “ḧeb”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 340

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh heb, from Old Welsh hep, from Proto-Brythonic *heb, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo- (compare Old Irish sech), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛb/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /heːb/

Preposition

heb (triggers soft mutation)

1. without

   Wyt ti'n cymryd te heb siwgr?

   Do you take tea without sugar?

2. (with a verbal noun) used to form negative perfect aspect

   Synonym: ddim wedi

   Dw i heb gysgu.

   I haven't slept.

   (literally, “I am without sleeping.”)

3. (with a possessive pronoun and verbal noun) used to form negative participle; un- -ed

   Antonym: wedi

   llythyr heb ei agor

   an unopened letter

   (literally, “a letter without its opening”)

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	singular	plural
first person	hebof	hebom
second person	hebot	heboch
third person	hebddo m hebddi f	hebddyn

Personal forms (colloquial)

	singular	plural
first person	hebddo i/fi, hebdda i	hebddon ni
second person	hebddot ti, hebdda ti	hebddoch chi
third person	hebddo fe/fo m hebddi hi f	hebddyn nhw

Related terms

• wedi (affirmative perfect aspect)

Further reading

• Colloquial Welsh morphology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “heb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies