ܚܣܟ

Cognate to Hebrew חָסַךְ‎ (khasákh).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːsexː]

ܚܵܣܹܟ݂ • (ḥāsēḵ) (present participle ܚܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ḥsāḵā), past participle ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ḥsīḵā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to refrain, hold back,‎ restrain,‎ curb

   Synonyms: ܠܵܒ݂ܹܟ݂‎ (lāḇēḵ), ܙܲܒܛܸܢ‎ (zabṭin), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ‎ (dāḇēq)

2. (intransitive) to spare, exempt, deprive

   Synonyms: ܦܲܪܸܩ‎ (parriq), ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ‎ (šāḇēq), ܚܲܡܹܐ‎ (ḥammē), ܢܵܛܹܪ‎ (nāṭēr)

   ‏ܗܸܟ̰ ܚܲܕ݇ ܥܲܠ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܣܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.‎‎ ― hič ḥa ˁal siḏrā ḥsīḵā ìwā. ― No one was exempted on the list.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xas.sɪx.]

ܚܲܣܸܟ݂ • (ḥassiḵ) (present participle ܚܲܣܘܼܟ݂ܹܐ‎ (ḥasūḵē), past participle ܚܘܼܣܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ḥusḵā))

1. to save (time, money, or the like)

   Synonyms: ܐܵܘܨܸܪ‎ (āwṣir), ܡܲܙܝܸܕ݂‎ (mazyiḏ)

   ‏ܚܲܣܸܟ݂ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܢܹܬ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― ḥassiḵ yatīr kispā qā dzāḇnēt baytā. ― Save up more money to buy a house.

   ‏ܗ̇ܝ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܲܣܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.‎‎ ― aya urḥā kē ḥasḵā lan b-kul hādaḵ ˁiddānā. ― This road saves us so much time.

   ‏ܚܲܣܸܟ݂ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܡܲܟ̰ܡܥܸܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ.‎‎

   ḥassiḵ birqā b-urḥā d-mačmˁit lhōn šrāḡāṯē īman d-pālṭēt min tāwānā.

   Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.

2. (computing) to save, write (file to disk or other storage medium)

   ‏ܠܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܚܘܼܣܸܟ݂ ܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ؟ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܘܼܚܹܗ.‎‎

   l-aykā ḥūsiḵ lī awa išṭārā? lē ìwen mačūḥēh.

   Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.