حسب
العربية
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حسب¹
Where it comes from
Cognate with Hebrew חָשַׁב (khasháv), Classical Syriac ܚܫܒ, and Egyptian ḥsb.
verb حَسَبَ · ḥasaba · يَحْسُبُ · حَسْب · حِسَاب · حُسْبَان
- to calculate, to compute
- to charge, to debit
- to credit
- to take (into account), to take (into consideration), to reckon with
- to attach (importance)
حسب²
verb حَسِبَ · ḥasiba · يَحْسَبُ · يَحْسِبُ · حِسْبَان · مَحْسَبَة
- to assume, to think, to suppose, to believe وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّٰهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ
- to regard, to consider, to deem
حسب³
verb حَسُبَ · ḥasuba · يَحْسُبُ · حَسَب · حَسَابَة
- to be highly regarded
حسب⁴
noun حَسْب · ḥasb · الْحَسْب · حَسْبٌ
- verbal noun of حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) (form I)
- reckoning, calculation, computing
- thinking, opinion, view
- sufficiency
- only قَرَأْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ كُتُبٍ فَحَسْبُ/وَحَسْبُ/حَسْبُ.
حسب⁵
noun حَسَب · ḥasab · أَحْسَاب · الْحَسَب
- verbal noun of حَسُبَ (ḥasuba) (form I)
- measure, extent, degree, quantity, amount بِحَسَبِ
- value
- high regard, esteem
- noble descent
حسب⁶
Where it comes from
Adverbial accusative of حَسَب (ḥasab).
preposition حَسَبَ · ḥasaba · حَسَبِي · حَسَبَنَا
- according to, per, by
حسب⁷
noun حُسَّب · ḥussab
- plural of حَاسِب (ḥāsib)
In English
- calculate (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calculation act or process of calculating
- computation the act or process of computing
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