heb

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

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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

• hev

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɛb/

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛb/^[2]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /heːb/

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

	Singular	Plural
First person	hebof	hebom
Second person	hebot	heboch
Third person	hebddo m hebddi f	hebddyn

Personal forms (literary)

	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

Personal forms (colloquial)

Related terms

• 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