ħsieb

Maltese

Root
ħ-s-b
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħsɪːp/

Noun

ħsieb m (plural ħsibijiet)

  1. (countable) a thought
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:
      Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
      u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
      ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
      qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.
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    • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:
      Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
      mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
      u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
      kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (uncountable) alternative form of ħsib (“the act of thinking”)
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