חשבון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־שׁ־ב (kh-sh-b)
13 terms

Compare Arabic حُسْبَان (ḥusbān).

Pronunciation

Noun

חֶשְׁבּוֹן • (kheshbónm (plural indefinite חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת, singular construct חֶשְׁבּוֹן־, plural construct חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

  1. (uncountable) arithmetic, mathematics
  2. (countable) a bill, a check
  3. (countable) an account
    חשבון הטוויטר שלוkheshbón-hatwíter shelóhis Twitter account
    חשבון בנקkheshbón-bánka bank account

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: hasbon, hesbon
  • Yiddish: חשבון (khezhbn)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (kheshbón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχɛʃbn̩/, [ˈχɛʒbm̩]

Noun

חשבון • (khezhbnm, plural חשבונות (khezhboynes)

  1. bill, check
  2. account
  3. calculation
    וואָס מאַכסטו אַ חשבון?
    vos makhstu a khezhbn?
    what are you calculating?
    (literally, “what a calculation are you making?”)

Derived terms

  • חשבון־יאָר (khezhbn-yor, financial year)
  • חשבון־פֿירונג (khezhbn-firung, bookkeeping, accounting)
  • חשבון־פֿירעכץ (khezhbn-firekhts)
  • חשבון־פֿירער (khezhbn-firer, accountant, bookkeeper)
  • חשבון־צדק (khezhbn-tsedek, fair account)
  • חשבונען (khezhbenen, to reckon)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “חשבון” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “xežbn/xešbn/xežbm”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 869