heb

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See also: Heb and Heb.

Translingual

Symbol

heb

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

Cornish

Etymology

Compare Welsh heb.

Preposition

heb

  1. without, -un

Dutch

Pronunciation

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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

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, SIL International

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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”).[1]

Pronunciation

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
  • wedi (affirmative perfect aspect)

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 210 x (3)
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 vi

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
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