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حَسِب
to think, to suppose /ħaˈsiba/
verbB1#2075 most common
Also: to consider, to deem, to regard as, to reckon that
Example sentences
أَحْسَبُهُ صَديقاً.
I consider him a friend.
حَسِبْتُ أَنَّكَ نائِمٌ.
I thought you were asleep.
لا تَحْسَبْ أَنَّ الأَمْرَ سَهْلٌ.
Do not suppose the matter is easy.
حَسِبَ النّاسُ أَنَّهُ غَنِيٌّ، لكنَّهُ في الحَقيقَةِ فَقيرٌ.
People thought he was rich, but in truth he is poor.
كُنتُ أَحْسَبُهُ رَجُلاً أَميناً حتى انكَشَفَت حَقيقَتُهُ.
I used to regard him as an honest man until his true nature came to light.
وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذينَ قُتِلوا في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْواتاً.
And do not deem those killed in the path of God to be dead.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَحْسَبُ | حَسِبْتُ | سَأَحْسَبُ |
| 2sg | تَحْسَبُ | حَسِبْتَ | سَتَحْسَبُ |
| 3sg | يَحْسَبُ | حَسِبَ | سَيَحْسَبُ |
| 1pl | نَحْسَبُ | حَسِبْنا | سَنَحْسَبُ |
| 2pl | تَحْسَبونَ | حَسِبْتُم | سَتَحْسَبونَ |
| 3pl | يَحْسَبونَ | حَسِبوا | سَيَحْسَبونَ |
Word family
حِسابaccount, calculation
حاسوبcomputer
مُحاسِبaccountant
حَسَبَto count, to calculate
مَحْسوبcounted, accounted for
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ḥ-s-b, tied to counting and reckoning. With a kasra on the middle radical, the form shifts from literal counting to the mental act of reckoning: judging or supposing something to be the case. The related root sense survives in words like ḥisāb, meaning account or calculation.
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