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Translingual

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of English hectare.

Symbol

ha

1. hectare (unit of surface area)
   • 1993, Derek A. Scott, “A DIRECTORY OF WETLANDS IN OCEANIA”, in Wetlands International‎^[4] (in English), archived from the original on 30 August 2018, page 16:

     The total area of mangrove on Tutuila and Aunu'u was estimated at 91 ha by Amerson et al. (1982) and at 52 ha by Cole et al. (1988).

Etymology 2

Clipping of English and Hausa Hausa.

Symbol

ha

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Hausa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hausa terms

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hä, IPA^(key): /hɑː/, [ha(ː)]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Homophone: Haa

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habjaną

Proto-West Germanic *habbjan

Old English habban

Middle English havenclip.

Middle English ha

English ha

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ha

1. (archaic) Alternative form of a (“have”).

Etymology 2

Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.

Interjection

ha

1. A representation of laughter.

   Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.

   • 1841, Edgar Allan Poe, Three Sundays in a Week‎^[5]:

     "I am sure, my dearest uncle [you confounded old rascal!], that you have no design really, seriously, to oppose my union with Kate. This is merely a joke of yours, I know—ha! ha! ha!—how very pleasant you are at times."
     "Ha! ha! ha!" said he, "curse you! yes!"
     "To be sure—of course! I knew you were jesting. […] "

   • 1914, Jaroslav Vrchlický, “The Vengeance of Catullus”, in Charles Recht, transl., Poet Lore‎^[6], volume 25, page 540:

     Metellus.—And a prætor must hold at his house ‘the feast to the Goddess of Chastity.’ It takes place at night, and no man must be present. Now, you know that the brother of my wife is crazily in love with Pompeia, the wife of Cæsar.
     Catullus.—I know that.
     Metellus.—Pompeia was the priestess at this feast—ha—ha—and Clodius, dressed woman’s garb, went there—ha—as a harp player—ha!
     Catullus.—The rascal. And they found him out?

2. An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

   Ha! Checkmate!

3. (archaic) An exclamation of grief.
4. (dated) A sound of hesitation: er, um.

Usage notes

• When used to express laughter, the word may be reduplicated in order to suggest expressive or sincere laughter. A single ha! (virtually always with an exclamation mark) may be used to express mild amusement or merely a polite reaction to something intended to be funny. In modern and informal usage, reduplication tends to be without spaces. See haha for more information on those forms.

Related terms

• ah
• aha
• funny ha-ha
• hah
• haha
• ha-ha
• ha-ha funny
• ha ha Herman
• ha ha only serious
• ha-ha pigeon
• haw
• he
• heh
• ho
• hoo-ha
• muahahaha
• yeeha

Translations

a representation of laughter

• Arabic: ههه (hahaha)
• Bulgarian: ха (ha)
• Catalan: ha (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈 (zh) (hā), 呵 (zh) (hē)

• Danish: ha
• Dutch: ha (nl)
• Finnish: hah (fi)
• French: ah (fr)
• Greek: χα (el) (cha)

  Ancient Greek: ἅ (há)

• Hungarian: haha (hu)
• Ido: ha (io)
• Italian: ah (it)
• Japanese: ふ (ja) (fu), はあ (ja) (hā)
• Latin: ha (la)
• Malay: kah (ms), kahkah
• Polish: ha (pl)
• Portuguese: ka (pt)
• Russian: ха (ru) (xa)
• Spanish: ja (es)
• Swedish: ha (sv)
• Thai: แหะ (th) (hɛ̀), ฮ่า (hâa)

an exclamation of triumph or discovery

• Catalan: ha (ca)
• Dutch: ha (nl)
• Finnish: haa (fi)
• French: ah (fr) ha (fr)
• Greek: χα (el) (cha)
• Hungarian: aha (hu), hohó (hu)
• Ido: ha (io)
• Polish: ha (pl)
• Portuguese: ah (pt)
• Spanish: ja (es)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Woiwurrung: ^{(please verify)} ki

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ha

1. Said when making a vigorous attack.
   • 1844 September, E.M. Walley, “Eighteen Months in Russia”, in The Covenant: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Cause of Odd-fellowship, volume 3, number 9, page 395:

     "That's well. Well," cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!"

   • 1988, Albemarle - Issues 3-7, page 49:

     I hit a cross-court forehand. “Ha ha haa. Great! Say, usin' cross-courts and angles like that is how O'Bramowitts beat Riggs."

   • 1999, Mona the Vampire, "Attack of the Living Scarecrow" (season 1, episode 1a):

     Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!

   • 2008, Sheryl Foulk Rogers-Ramirez, Look What God Did for Our Marriage, page 37:

     Ha! Take that, you ugly, stupid devil, you.

   • 2009, Elizabeth George, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner:

     'I'm armed, you lot. And if you think you can take me alive . . . Ha! Take that! And that! And that!'

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Egyptian ḥꜥ.

Noun

ha (plural has)

1. (Egypt, mythology) The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.

   Antonym: ka

Further reading

• “ha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

See also

etymologically unrelated terms containing "ha"

• Altamaha-ha
• ha-cha-cha
• kig ha farz

Anagrams

• A"H, AH, Ah, ah

Akan

Alternative forms

• haw

Verb

ha (Twi)

1. to bother
2. to torment
3. to disquiet

Synonyms

• teetee

Derived terms

• ɔhaw

Adverb

há (Twi, Fante)

1. alternative form of ɛha

References

• LearnAkan (2018–present), “here”, in LearnAkanDictionary.com (overall work in English)
• LearnAkan (2018–present), “bother”, in LearnAkanDictionary.com (overall work in English)

Albanian

FWOTD – 18 May 2020

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *eda, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”), with the preservation of the laryngeal. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (compare Ashkun au (“bread”), Sanskrit अवय (avaya, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Verb

ha (aorist hëngra, participle ngrënë)

1. to eat
   • 2018 December 19, Helfen aus Dank, “i Samuelit 28:25”, in Bibël‎^[7], BookRix, →ISBN, page 450:

     I vuri këto ushqime Saulit dhe shërbëtorëve të tij, dhe ata i hëngrën; pastaj u ngritën dhe u nisën po atë natë.

     And she gave them to Saul and his servants, and they ate (them). They got up and departed that same night.

2. to gnaw, consume, wear out
3. (chess) to capture

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of ha (active voice)

• Show compound tenses:  

		participle		ngrënë
		gerund		duke ngrënë
		infinitive		për të ngrënë
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	ha	ha	ha	hamë	hani	hanë
	imperfect	haja	haje	hante	hanim	hanit	hanin
	aorist	hëngra	hëngre	hëngri	hëngrëm	hëngrët	hëngrën
perfect	kam ngrënë	ke ngrënë	ka ngrënë	kemi ngrënë	keni ngrënë	kanë ngrënë
past perfect	kisha ngrënë	kishe ngrënë	kishte ngrënë	kishim ngrënë	kishit ngrënë	kishin ngrënë
aorist II	pata ngrënë	pate ngrënë	pati ngrënë	patëm ngrënë	patët ngrënë	patën ngrënë
future1	do të ha	do të hash	do të haje	do të hamë	do të hani	do të hanë
future perfect2	do të kem ngrënë	do të kesh ngrënë	do të ketë ngrënë	do të kemi ngrënë	do të keni ngrënë	do të kenë ngrënë
subjunctive	present	të ha	të hash	të haje	të hamë	të hani	të hanë
imperfect	të haja	të haje	të hante	të hanim	të hanit	të hanin
perfect	të kem ngrënë	të kesh ngrënë	të ketë ngrënë	të kemi ngrënë	të keni ngrënë	të kenë ngrënë
past perfect	të kisha ngrënë	të kishe ngrënë	të kishte ngrënë	të kishim ngrënë	të kishit ngrënë	të kishin ngrënë
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të haja	do të haje	do të hante	do të hanim	do të hanit	do të hanin
	past perfect	do të kisha ngrënë	do të kishe ngrënë	do të kishte ngrënë	do të kishim ngrënë	do të kishit ngrënë	do të kishin ngrënë
optative	present	ngrënça	ngrënç	ngrëntë	ngrënçim	ngrënçi	ngrënçin
perfect	paça ngrënë	paç ngrënë	pastë ngrënë	paçim ngrënë	paçit ngrënë	paçin ngrënë
admirative	present	ngrënkam	ngrënke	ngrënka	ngrënkemi	ngrënkeni	ngrënkan
	imperfect	ngrënkësha	ngrënkëshe	ngrënkësh	ngrënkëshim	ngrënkëshit	ngrënkëshin
perfect	paskam ngrënë	paske ngrënë	paska ngrënë	paskemi ngrënë	paskeni ngrënë	paskan ngrënë
past perfect	paskësha ngrënë	paskëshe ngrënë	paskësh ngrënë	paskëshim ngrënë	paskëshit ngrënë	paskëshin ngrënë
imperative	present	—	ha	—	—	hani	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

See also

• hahem
• haje
• pi

Further reading

• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “ha”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[8], 1980
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “ha”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[9], Oxford: Oxford University Press

Alemannic German

Verb

ha (past participle gha)

1. alternative form of haa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ).

Noun

ha (definite accusative hanı, plural halar)

1. the Arabic letter ح

Declension

Declension of ha

	singular	plural
nominative	ha	halar
definite accusative	hanı	haları
dative	haya	halara
locative	hada	halarda
ablative	hadan	halardan
definite genitive	hanın	haların

Possessive forms of ha

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ham	halarım
sənin (“your”)	han	haların
onun (“his/her/its”)	hası	haları
bizim (“our”)	hamız	halarımız
sizin (“your”)	hanız	halarınız
onların (“their”)	hası or haları	haları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	hamı	halarımı
sənin (“your”)	hanı	halarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	hasını	halarını
bizim (“our”)	hamızı	halarımızı
sizin (“your”)	hanızı	halarınızı
onların (“their”)	hasını or halarını	halarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	hama	halarıma
sənin (“your”)	hana	halarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	hasına	halarına
bizim (“our”)	hamıza	halarımıza
sizin (“your”)	hanıza	halarınıza
onların (“their”)	hasına or halarına	halarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	hamda	halarımda
sənin (“your”)	handa	halarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	hasında	halarında
bizim (“our”)	hamızda	halarımızda
sizin (“your”)	hanızda	halarınızda
onların (“their”)	hasında or halarında	halarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	hamdan	halarımdan
sənin (“your”)	handan	halarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	hasından	halarından
bizim (“our”)	hamızdan	halarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	hanızdan	halarınızdan
onların (“their”)	hasından or halarından	halarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	hamın	halarımın
sənin (“your”)	hanın	halarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	hasının	halarının
bizim (“our”)	hamızın	halarımızın
sizin (“your”)	hanızın	halarınızın
onların (“their”)	hasının or halarının	halarının

Further reading

• “ha” in Obastan.com.

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *haː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *haʔ; cognate with Khmer ហា (haa) and Vietnamese há.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː/

Verb

ha

1. to open (mouth)

Bilba

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ha

1. four

Breton

Alternative forms

• hag (before vowels)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *(h)a, from Proto-Indo-European *ad-gʰe (compare with Cornish ha, Welsh a, ag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(h)a/

Conjunction

ha

1. and

References

• Cornillet, Gérard (2017), “ha”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton‎^[10] (in French), page 593

Burushaski

Noun

ha

1. house

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈa]
• Homophone: a

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of haver

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Cognates include Indonesian ia and Hawaiian ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæ/

Pronoun

ha

1. he, she

Usage notes

• ha is used solely as a subject of a transitive verb, while gueʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb.
• Even when the subject is defined by a noun (either common or proper) , it should be succeeded by ha.

  I lahi ha sangani ham ― The man told us

  Si Maria ha hatsa gueʼ ― Maria lifted him

See also

Chamorro personal pronouns

	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
hu-type pronouns
1st person	hu	ta	in
2nd person	un	en
3rd person	ha	ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
1st person	yo'	hit	ham
2nd person	hao	hamyo
3rd person	gue'	siha
emphatic pronouns
1st person	guahu	hita	hami
2nd person	hagu	hamyo
3rd person	guiya	siha

References

• Donald M. Topping (1973), Chamorro Reference Grammar‎^[11], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press

Cornish

Alternative forms

• hag (prevocalic)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *(h)a, from Proto-Indo-European *ad-gʰe (compare with Breton ha, Welsh a, ag).

Conjunction

ha

1. and

   Yma hwans dhymm a diwes hag avel.

   I want a drink and an apple.

2. while

   hag ev owth oberi

   while he was working

3. plus

Derived terms

contractions

• ha'ga (“and their”)
• ha'gan, ha'n (“and our”)
• ha'gas (“and your (pl)”)
• ha'm, ha'w (“and my”)
• ha'n (“and the”)
• ha'th (“and your (sg)”)
• ha'y (“and his/her”)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/, [hɑ], [ha]
• Rhymes: -ar

Interjection

ha

1. ha! (an exclamation of triumph or discovery)
2. (onomatopoeia) ha (a representation of laughter), often repeated

Synonyms

• (onomatopoeia): he, hi, ho, hæ, hø, hå, tihi

Dena'ina

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣eˑ (“grease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χa/

Noun

ha (Upper Cook Inlet)

1. oil, grease

   Synonym: tlagh

References

• Kari, James (2013), Denaʼina Topical Dictionary, Revised Edition, Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 283

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aː

Symbol

ha

1. abbreviation of hectare

Interjection

ha

1. ha

Dza

Verb

hà

1. dig

References

• Russell Norton, Nlabephee Othaniel, The Jen language cluster: A comparative analysis of wordlists (2020)

East Central German

Interjection

ha

1. (Erzgebirgisch) yes

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[12] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 56

Esperanto

Etymology

From German ha, Yiddish הא (ha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ha

Interjection

ha

1. ah

Further reading

• “ha”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “ha”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ewe

Noun

ha

1. alcohol
2. community
3. song

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haː]

Interjection

ha?

1. Pardon?
2. isn't it?

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ha
• Hyphenation^(key): ha

Interjection

ha

1. ha! (a representation of laughter)

Further reading

• “ha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[13] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ah

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

• Audio:

  (file)

Interjection

ha

1. ha (exclamation of surprise or laughter)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a/

Verb

ha

1. (rare, obsolete) third-person singular present indicative of havoir

Further reading

• “ha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Alternative forms

• hai
• há (Reintegrationist)

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Interjection

ha

1. Expresses laughter.

   Synonyms: hi, ho

2. Expresses triumph or discovery.

   Synonyms: ah, aha, he, hey, hui

3. Expresses surprise or a sudden sensation.

   Synonyms: ah, ach, ei, huh, huch, oh

4. Expresses hesitation.

   Synonyms: ah, hm

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

Alternative forms

• 'ha / ʔha (Yavapai form)

Noun

ha

1. (Walapai) water

References

• Werner Winter, Walapai (Hualapai) Texts

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -hɒ

Etymology 1

Lexicalization of the h- stem of hogy +‎ -á (lative case suffix). The original form was probably há, where the ending later shortened to -a.

Conjunction

ha

1. if (introducing a conditional clause; often coupled with akkor (“then”))
2. when, once

   Ha meglátod a parkot, fordulj jobbra. ― When you see the park, turn right.

Derived terms

Compound words

• akárha
• aligha
• habár
• hacsak
• hogyha
• mintha
• néha
• noha
• valaha

Expressions

• ha a hegy nem megy Mohamedhez, Mohamed megy a hegyhez
• ha nincs ló, jó a szamár is
• ha nincs otthon a macska, cincognak az egerek
• minden jó, ha a vége jó
• úgy szép az élet, ha zajlik

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ha

1. (poetic) expressing astonishment, fright, or shock
2. (regional) drawing attention to some soft sound
   • 1857, János Arany, A walesi bárdok (The Bards of Wales), translated by Péter Zollman:

     Ha, ha! Mi zúg? … mi éji dal / London utcáin ez?

     [untranslated] what is the din / In London's streets so late?

Further reading

• (if, whether, when): ha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (interjection expressing astonishment, fright, or shock): ha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ([regional] interjection drawing attention to some soft sound): ha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhaː]
• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

ha?

1. huh?, what?, come again?, I'm sorry?

   Ha, hvað sagðirðu?

   I'm sorry, what did you say?

Igbo

Alternative forms

• fá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /há/

Pronoun

há

1. (personal, plural) they, them, their

   Ha na-efe Chukwu.

   They worship God.

See also

Igbo personal pronouns

		dependent	independent	object/possessive
Singular	first	m, a/e- ... -m	m, mụ
	second	ị, i	ngị, gị	gị
	third	ọ, o	ya
Plural	first	anyị
	second	ụnụ
	third	ha, a/e- ... -ha	ha
Indefinite		a/e	-	-

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/, [ha]

Etymology 1

Interjection

ha

1. expression of excitement or ridicule: ha!
2. expression of relief: whew!
3. expression of surprise: huh?

Etymology 2

From Dutch haa.

Noun

ha (plural ha-ha)

1. The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Synonyms

• hec (Standard Malay)

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) huruf; a, be, ce, de, e, ef, ge, ha, i, je, ka, el, em, en, o, pe, ki, er, es, te, u, ve, we, eks, ye, zet

Further reading

• “ha”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Interlingua

Verb

ha

1. present tense of haber

Italian

Alternative forms

• à (obsolete)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa/^*, /ˈa/
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of avere and (obsolete) havere

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ha

Interjection

ha

1. ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)

   Synonym: ah

Further reading

“ha” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• ah

Japanese

Romanization

ha

1. The hiragana syllable は (ha) or the katakana syllable ハ (ha) in Hepburn romanization.

Kumeyaay

Noun

ha

1. water.

Lahu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k).

Noun

ha

1. hundred

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ya(p).

Verb

ha

1. to winnow

Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhaː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː]

Noun

hā n or f (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Synonyms

• *acca (Vulgar Latin)

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈha]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː]

Interjection

ha

1. expressing joy or laughter: hurrah!, ha ha!

Related terms

• hahae
• hahahae

Latvian

Interjection

ha

1. ha!

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Noun

ha m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Interjection

ha?

1. huh?, what?

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haː]

Verb

ha

1. second-person singular imperative of haen

Mandarin

Romanization

ha

1. nonstandard spelling of hā
2. nonstandard spelling of há
3. nonstandard spelling of hǎ
4. nonstandard spelling of hà

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha/ [ˈhɐ]

Interjection

ha

1. alternative form of hā (“hey!”)

Maricopa

Noun

ha

1. water

References

• Lynn Gordon, Maricopa Morphology and Syntax (1986, →ISBN), page 364

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

ha

1. (chiefly eastern Southern dialectal) alternative form of he (“he”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ha

1. alternative form of heo (“she”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

ha

1. alternative form of he (“they”)

Etymology 4

Verb

ha

1. alternative form of haven (“to have”)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin habet.

Verb

ha

1. alternative form of a: third-person singular present indicative of avoir
   • 1546, L’histoire de Herodian, des empereurs romains depuis Marcus, Lyon, folio B5 recto:

     Le Proconſul ha iuriſdiction ſeulement en la Prouince, qui luy eſt donnee, ſi ce neſt iuriſdiction voluntaire, comme eſt de manumettre vn ſerf.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: a

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *haa, usually derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.

Noun

ha

1. tooth

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “ha”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦa˧]
• Hyphenation: ha

Adverb

ha

1. there (medial)

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017), The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[14], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 138
• Li Jianfu (2017), A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎^[15], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 595

Neapolitan

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of avé

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• have (obsolete verb form)

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /hɑː/, [hɑː]
• (interjection) IPA^(key): /ha/, [ha], /hɑː/, [hɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː, -a
• Hyphenation: ha

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Norwegian haua (“to have”), from Old Norse hafa (“to have, hold”), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). The Middle Norwegian spelling is attested in 1420.

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ha, Danish have, Swedish ha, Icelandic hafa, Faroese hava, German haben and English have.

Verb

ha (imperative ha, present tense har, passive has, simple past hadde, supine hatt, past participle hatt, present participle haende)

1. To have, own, possess.

   Vi har en liten hytte ved sjøen. ― We have a small cabin by the sea.

   Synonyms: eie, besitte

   • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎^[16], page 79:

     Nål og tråd? Nå, her har vi jo hvad vi behøver.

     Needle and thread? Well, here we have what we need.

   1. To have available or at one's disposal.

      Jeg har nok tid til å hjelpe deg. ― I have enough time to help you.

      Vi har ingenting å skrive på. ― We have nothing to write on.

2. To have a relative, partner, friend or other personal connection.

   Hun har en bror og to søstre. ― She has one brother and two sisters.

   • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎^[17], page 75:

     Jeg har jo tre små børn.

     After all, I have three small children.

   1. To have someone in a particular role or available to help.

      Vi har henne som lærer i norsk. ― We have her as our Norwegian teacher.

      Jeg har ingen til å passe katten. ― I have nobody to look after the cat.

3. (colloquial) To have sex with.

   Han skrøt av alle kvinnene han hadde hatt. ― He boasted about all the women he had had.

   1. (reflexive) To have sex.

      ha seg, ha seg med noen — to have sex, to have sex with someone.

      De hadde seg på gjesterommet. ― They had sex in the guest room.

4. To wear; to carry on one's person.

   Hun hadde en grønn jakke på seg. ― She was wearing a green jacket.

   Jeg har alltid nøklene i lomma. ― I always carry my keys in my pocket.

5. To keep, store or look after.

   Vi har vinterdekkene i garasjen. ― We keep the winter tyres in the garage.

   Kan du ha hunden mens vi er bortreist? ― Can you look after the dog while we are away?

6. To put, add, pour or apply.

   Ha litt olje i stekepannen. ― Put a little oil in the frying pan.

   Ha krem på hendene etterpå. ― Apply cream to your hands afterwards.

   1. To move or get into a different place or position.

      Kan du ha kofferten opp på hylla? ― Can you put the suitcase up on the shelf?

      ha bort — to mislay.

      Jeg tror jeg har hatt bort kvitteringen. ― I think I have mislaid the receipt.

   2. (reflexive) To get oneself somewhere, especially away.

      ha seg vekk, ha seg hjem — to get away, to get oneself home.

      Nå må du ha deg hjem. ― You must get yourself home now.

7. To keep in a particular state or position.

   Vi har vinduet åpent om natten. ― We keep the window open at night.

   1. (with a present participle) To have or keep in an ongoing situation.

      Hun har en sykkel stående i kjelleren. ― She has a bicycle standing in the basement.

      • 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet‎^[18], page 40:

        Men da mor var død, så vilde ikke far ha’ mig gåendes længer hjemme hos sig.

        But after Mother died, Father no longer wanted me hanging around at home.

8. To have someone visiting or present; to host.

   Vi har venner på besøk i helgen. ― We have friends visiting this weekend.

   • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[19], page 3:

     Men sans endelig på, at De kommer ud igen den rigtige vejen; for vi har fremmede.

     But be sure to leave by the proper way, because we have guests.

9. To have in a spatial, temporal or figurative relation.

   Vi har fjellet bak oss og havet foran oss. ― We have the mountain behind us and the sea in front of us.

   Hun har mange gode år foran seg. ― She has many good years ahead of her.

10. To see or find before oneself.

    Der har vi bussen! ― There's our bus!

11. To fare, to be in a particular condition.

    ha det — to be doing or feeling a certain way.

    Vi har det fint her. ― We are doing well here.

    • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[20], page 8:

      Nå, hvorledes har du det så?

      Well, how are you doing?

12. To hold, grasp or catch.

    Hun hadde ham i et fast grep. ― She held him in a firm grip.

    1. (figuratively) To grasp or find a thought, answer or explanation.

       Nå har jeg det! Vi tok feil buss. ― Now I've got it! We took the wrong bus.

13. To have a feature, part or characteristic.

    Huset har rødt tak og hvite vegger. ― The house has a red roof and white walls.

    1. To contain or consist of.

       Boka har tjue kapitler. ― The book contains twenty chapters.

    2. To measure; to have a particular dimension or quantity.

       Bordet har en lengde på to meter. ― The table is two metres long.

    3. To possess an ability, qualification or knowledge.

       Hun har god hukommelse og mye erfaring. ― She has a good memory and a lot of experience.

14. To have or suffer from an illness, pain or other affliction.

    Jeg har feber og vondt i halsen. ― I have a fever and a sore throat.

    • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎^[21], page 80:

      Han har tæring i rygmarven, stakker.

      He has consumption of the spinal cord, poor man.

15. To experience, undergo or have an event or circumstance.

    Vi hadde en rolig kveld hjemme. ― We had a quiet evening at home.

    De hadde strålende vær hele ferien. ― They had wonderful weather throughout their holiday.

16. To receive, get or obtain, especially with a modal verb.

    Vil du ha en kopp te? ― Would you like a cup of tea?

    Du skal ha pengene tilbake. ― You will get your money back.

    • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[22], page 25:

      Røger De ikke, herr Ekdal? Vil De ha’ ild?

      Aren't you smoking, Mr Ekdal? Would you like a light?

    1. To inherit or derive from a source.

       Hun har musikktalentet etter faren. ― She gets her musical talent from her father.

    2. To know or have information from a source.

       Jeg har det fra en pålitelig kilde. ― I have it from a reliable source.

17. To entail or carry an effect, significance or consequence.

    Avgjørelsen har stor betydning for oss. ― The decision has great significance for us.

18. To feel or harbour an emotion, attitude or intention.

    Jeg har stor respekt for arbeidet hennes. ― I have great respect for her work.

    • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem‎^[23], page 88:

      Jeg har en sådan dødelig angst for ham –

      I have such a mortal fear of him—

    1. To show or display an attitude or quality.

       Ha litt tålmodighet med den nye eleven. ― Show a little patience with the new pupil.

19. (obsolete) To be a specified number of years old.

    Han hadde tyve år. ― He was twenty years old.

20. (with å and an infinitive) To have to; must.

    Du har å følge reglene. ― You must follow the rules.

    • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende‎^[24], page 77:

      og når jeg forbyder dig noget, så har du at lystre.

      and when I forbid you something, you must obey.

    1. (with an object and an infinitive) To have something to do or deal with.

       Jeg har tre søknader å skrive før fredag. ― I have three applications to write before Friday.

21. To have an assigned duty, lesson, examination or other engagement.

    Hun har kveldsvakt i morgen. ― She is on the evening shift tomorrow.

    Vi har matematikk etter lunsj. ― We have mathematics after lunch.

22. To hold an event.

    Vi skal ha fest på lørdag. ― We are having a party on Saturday.

    1. To have a meal.

       Vi har frokost klokka åtte. ― We have breakfast at eight.

23. (reflexive, impersonal) To be the case; to come about.

    ha seg — to be the case, to come about.

    Hvordan kan det ha seg at døra er låst? ― How can it be that the door is locked?

    • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere‎^[25], page 34:

      men hvorledes har det sig med stemningen hos folket her ude omkring?

      but how do things stand with public sentiment around here?

24. (reflexive) To get oneself; to treat oneself to.

    ha seg — to get or have something for oneself.

    Jeg skal ha meg en kopp kaffe før vi går. ― I'm going to have a cup of coffee before we leave.

25. (auxiliary) have; forms perfect constructions with the supine.

    Hun har allerede reist. ― She has already left.

    De hadde spist da vi kom. ― They had eaten when we arrived.

    Jeg skulle gjerne ha møtt ham. ― I would have liked to meet him.

    • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[26], page 19:

      Har De ikke taget nogen med af Deres egne? […] Nej, jeg har ikke.

      Haven't you brought any of your own? […] No, I haven't.

    • 1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm‎^[27], page 20:

      Det havde jeg da aldrig drømt om, – at hos dig, – i dit hus –

      I would never have imagined that—in your home—in your house—

26. (with an object and a past participle) To have something in a completed or resulting state.

    Jeg vil ha saken avgjort før helgen. ― I want to have the matter settled before the weekend.

    1. To get or have someone or something into a desired state or action.

       Jeg vil ha deg til å lese brevet. ― I want you to read the letter.

       Hun ville ha ham ansatt i firmaet. ― She wanted him employed by the company.

27. (rare) To send, in the expression below.

    ha bud etter noen — to send for someone.

    De måtte ha bud etter legen. ― They had to send for the doctor.

Usage notes

• As an auxiliary, ha can describe a situation continuing up to the reference time: Jeg har kjent henne i ti år. ― I have known her for ten years.
• The auxiliary can remain when its complement is understood: Har du levert søknaden? – Ja, det har jeg. ― Have you submitted the application? — Yes, I have.
• Stress on the auxiliary can emphasize that something really happened or is already completed: Jeg har sendt brevet! ― I have sent the letter!
• The past perfect also occurs in hypothetical and counterfactual constructions: Hvis jeg hadde visst det, ville jeg ha ringt. ― If I had known, I would have called.
• The present participle listed in Bokmålsordboka is haende. The older havende belongs to have and survives in compounds and as a lexicalized adjective.

Derived terms

• inneha (“to hold; possess”)

Expressions

• eie og ha — to own or possess.
• ha behov for — to need.
• ha noe imot noen/noe — to object to someone or something.
• ha noen kjær — to love someone.
• ha rett / ha urett — to be right / wrong.
• ha råd til — to afford.
• ha et ord med i laget — to have a say.
• ha noe på samvittigheten — to have something on one's conscience.
• ha noe i sinne — to intend something.
• ha nødig — to need.
• ha noe på noen — to have incriminating information about someone; to lead someone by a margin.
• ha litt/en del på — to be tipsy or intoxicated.
• ha noe på seg — to have some truth or substance to it.
• ha sitt på det tørre — to have one's position secured.
• ha ørene/øynene med seg — to listen/look attentively.
• ha for øye — to have in view or in mind.
• ha mange jern i ilden — to have several activities underway.
• ha sine garn ute — to pursue several opportunities.
• ha noe i bakhånden — to have something in reserve.
• ha noe utestående med noen — to have an unresolved matter with someone.
• ha noe gående — to have something underway; to be romantically involved.
• vite hvor man har noen — to know where one stands with someone.
• ha for seg — to be doing or occupied with.
• ha noe/mye for seg — to have merit.
• ha lite for seg — to be of little use.
• der har vi det! — there we have it!
• ha det!, ha det bra!, ha det godt! — goodbye!
• nå kan du ha det så godt! — serves you right!
• ha det travelt — to be busy.
• ha et øye med — to keep an eye on.
• ha fingrene i noe — to be involved in something.
• ha en finger med i spillet — to have a hand in something.
• ha klørne i noen — to have someone in one's clutches.
• ha i seg — to consume.
• ha ben i nesen — to have backbone.
• ha øre for — to have an ear for.
• ha øye for — to have an eye for.
• ha et godt øye til noen — to be attracted to someone.
• ha et horn i siden til noen — to hold a grudge against someone.
• ha hjerte til — to have the heart to.
• ha baller — to have guts.
• ha sans for — to appreciate; to have a liking for.
• ha lett/vondt for — to find something easy/difficult.
• ha følger — to have consequences.
• ha noe igjen for — to gain something from.
• det skal du ha — I'll give you that.
• ha for vane — to be in the habit of.
• ha det med å — to tend to.
• ha med noen/noe å gjøre — to have dealings with someone; to concern something.
• ha noe å utsette på — to find fault with.
• ha noe i vente — to have something in store.
• ha å si — to matter.
• ha seg frabedt — to expressly decline or object to.
• ha seg unnskyldt — to ask to be excused.
• ha seg et nummer — to have sex.
• ville ha det til at — to maintain or claim that.
• man vet hva man har, men ikke hva man får — a known situation may be preferable to an uncertain alternative.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Compare Old Norse há (“an exclamation”), Norwegian Nynorsk ha, Danish ha, Swedish ha, German ha and English ha.

Interjection

ha

1. (dated, literary) ah, oh; expresses strong emotion.

   Ha, for et vidunderlig syn! ― Ah, what a wonderful sight!

   • 1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm‎^[28], page 35:

     Ha, et sådant forslag!

     Ah, such a proposal!

2. ha; expresses scorn or triumphant satisfaction.

   Ha, du trodde vel ikke at jeg ville gå på det? ― Ha, you didn't think I would fall for that, did you?

   • 1995, John Ege, Dominoklubben:

     ha, du er bra naiv, du

     ha, you're pretty naive, you are

3. ha; represents laughter, often repeated.

   Ha, ha, ha! Det var en god vits! ― Ha, ha, ha! That was a good joke!

   • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere‎^[29], page 142:

     Du! Ha-ha!

     You! Ha-ha!

Derived terms

• haha (“ha-ha; a representation of laughter”)

Etymology 3

Based on the response jaha (“I see; oh yes”), in the expressions below.

Interjection

ha

1. yes, uh-huh; expresses perfunctory or noncommittal agreement, in the expressions below.

   ja og ha, ha og ja — perfunctory or noncommittal replies.

   Han svarte bare ja og ha mens han så på telefonen. ― He just murmured agreement while looking at his phone.

   • 1928, Erik Lie, Erindringer fra et dikterhjem‎^[30], page 54:

     Gjentagne ganger hadde den sinnsforvirrede mann talt herom med Lie, men da denne nærmest slo det hele hen med ha og ja, så var han også begynt å plage Ibsen med sitt snakk, når anledning gaves.

     The mentally disturbed man had repeatedly spoken to Lie about this, but as Lie largely brushed it all aside with noncommittal replies, he had also begun to pester Ibsen with his talk whenever the opportunity arose.

Anagrams

• ah

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hava, have (non-standard since 2012)
• hå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hafa. Akin to English have.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑː/

Verb

ha (present tense har, past tense hadde, past participle hatt, passive infinitive havast, present participle havande, imperative ha)

1. to have, to possess, to own

   Eg har ein blå bil. ― I have a blue car.

2. (auxiliary) have; Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.

   Eg har vore her sidan i dag tidleg. ― I have been here since this morning.

   Eg hadde allereie ete. ― I had already eaten.

3. (reflexive, colloquial) to have sex

   dei har seg ― they are having sex

   ho har seg med han ― she is having sex with him

References

• “ha” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Determiner

ha (3rd person possessive) (triggers lenition in the masculine and neuter singular, an unwritten prothetic /h/ in the feminine singular, and eclipsis in the plural)

1. alternative form of a
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, Wb. 6^a13

     Is deidbir ha áigthiu, ar is do thabirt díglae berid in claideb sin.

     It is reasonable to fear him [lit. "his fearing is reasonable"], for it is to inflict punishment that he bears that sword.

Old Welsh

Alternative forms

• hac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Conjunction

ha

1. and

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

ha

1. and

   Ha nde?

   How about you?

   (literally, “And you?”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ha

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ha

1. ha! (a representation of laughter)

   Synonym: cha

   Ha-ha, to śmieszne! ― Ha-ha, that's funny!

2. ha! (an exclamation of triumph or discovery)

   Ha, szach-mat! ― Ha, checkmate!

Etymology 2

Phonetic spelling of the letter.

Noun

ha n (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Further reading

• “ha”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[31] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ha”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[32] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Verb

ha

1. obsolete spelling of há

Pumpokol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *Hig (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Noun

ha (plural unknown)

1. day

Further reading

• Портфель Миллера in Russian state archives, folio 199.
• Werner, Heinrich K. (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, →ISBN, page 181

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-há (infinitive guhá, perfective -hâye)

1. to give

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xâ/

Noun

hȁ (Cyrillic spelling ха̏)

1. expresses laughter
2. expresses triumph or discovery
3. tag question, huh

References

• “ha”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xáː/, /xá/

Noun

hȃ or hȁ

1. expresses laughter
2. expresses triumph or discovery

References

• “ha”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Sotho

Conjunction

ha

1. if
2. when

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa/ [ˈa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ha
• Homophone: a

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

Anagrams

• ah

Sumerian

Romanization

ha

1. romanization of 𒄩 (ḫa)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑː/, (interjection also) /ha/, (verb, unsyncopated) /ˈhɑːˌva/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

Apocopic form of hava, from Old Swedish hava, from Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”).

Alternative forms

• hava (dated)
• hafva (obsolete)
• hafwa (obsolete)

Verb

ha (present har, preterite hade, supine haft, imperative ha)

1. (transitive) To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into possession of something concrete or abstract.

   John har två katter.

   John has two cats.

   Den slipsen har en fruktansvärd färg.

   That tie has a terrible colour.

   Vi hade riktigt trevligt igår kväll.

   We had a really nice time last night.

2. (auxiliary) Used together with the supine form of a verb in the construction of perfect or pluperfect forms

   Jenny har köpt en hund.

   Jenny has bought a dog.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ha (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ha		has
supine	haft		hafts
imperative	ha		—
imper. plural1	han		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	har	hade	has	hades
ind. plural1	ha	hade	has	hades
subjunctive2	ha	hade	has	hades
present participle		havande
past participle		havd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of hava (weak, dated)

	active		passive
infinitive	hava		havas
supine	haft		hafts
imperative	hav		—
imper. plural1	haven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	haver	hade	havs, haves	hades
ind. plural1	hava	hade	havas	hades
subjunctive2	have	hade	haves	hades
present participle		havande
past participle		havd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ha ont
• ha på känn

References

• “ha”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ha”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ha”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. Compare Danish ha, Finnish häh, Dutch ha, hè, English ha, huh.

Interjection

ha

1. ha! (same as the English)
2. what?, come again?, I'm sorry?, huh?

   Ha? Vad sade du?

   What? What did you say?

See also

• jaha
• nähä

Anagrams

• ah

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ha/ [hɐ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ha

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from:

• Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) or 乎 (hôⁿ / hô͘), according to Manuel (1948)
• English huh? and English hah!.

Alternative forms

• ah
• a

Interjection

ha (Baybayin spelling ᜑ) (informal)

1. interrogative particle, used to express inquiry

   Synonyms: ano? (“what?”), po?, ho?

2. speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief

   Synonyms: ano?! (“what?!”), a?! / ah?!

3. exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement

   Synonym: a! / ah!

4. imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something

   Ganoon, ha?!

   Like that, okay?!

   Kain ka na, ha.

   Eat already, please.

   Tulog na, ha?

   Sleep already, will you?

Etymology 2

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜑ (ha).

Noun

ha (Baybayin spelling ᜑ)

1. the name of the Latin script letter H/h, in the Abakada alphabet

   Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) eyts, (in the Abecedario) hache

See also

• haha

Further reading

• “ha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 101

Tai Do

Alternative forms

• 𞛚𞛠
• 𞛚𞛽𞛠 (tone-marked)

Numeral

ha

1. five

References

• Sầm Văn Bình (2018), Từ điển Thái–Việt (Tiếng Thái Nghệ An) [Tai–Vietnamese Dictionary (Nghệ An Tai)]‎^[33], Nghệ An: Nhà xuất bản Nghệ An

Tarantino

Verb

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of avere

Tongan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Article

ha

1. (indefinite) a, an, some, any

   Naʻa ku inu ha vai. ― I drank some water.

References

• Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959), “ha”, in Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, London, England: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 205

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-ha (infinitive okuha) (ditransitive)

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ha

infinitives affirmative okuha negative okutaha imperatives affirmative ha negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -ha person noun class singular plural first person mpa tuha second person oha muha third person 1/2 aha baha 3/4 guha eha 5/6 liha gaha 7/8 kiha biha 9/10 eha ziha 11/10 ruha 12/14 kaha buha 13 — tuha 14/6 buha gaha 15/6 kuha 16 haha — negative ti- + subject concord + -ha person noun class singular plural first person timpa tituha second person toha timuha third person 1/2 taha tibaha 3/4 tiguha teha 5/6 tiriha tigaha 7/8 tikiha tibiha 9/10 teha tiziha 11/10 tiruha 12/14 tikaha tibuha 13 — tituha 14/6 tibuha tigaha 15/6 tikuha 16 tihaha — subject concord + -taha present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -ha person noun class singular plural first person nimpa nituha second person nooha nimuha third person 1/2 naaha nibaha 3/4 niguha neeha 5/6 niriha nigaha 7/8 nikiha nibiha 9/10 neeha niziha 11/10 niruha 12/14 nikaha nibuha 13 — nituha 14/6 nibuha nigaha 15/6 nikuha 16 nihaha — subject concord + -rukuha negative ti- + subject concord + -rukuha person noun class singular plural first person tindukuha titurukuha second person torukuha timurukuha third person 1/2 tarukuha tibarukuha 3/4 tigurukuha terukuha 5/6 tirirukuha tigarukuha 7/8 tikirukuha tibirukuha 9/10 terukuha tizirukuha 11/10 tirurukuha 12/14 tikarukuha tiburukuha 13 — titurukuha 14/6 tiburukuha tigarukuha 15/6 tikurukuha 16 tiharukuha — subject concord + -tarukuha present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyaha person noun class singular plural first person ninkyaha nitukyaha second person nookyaha nimukyaha third person 1/2 naakyaha nibakyaha 3/4 nigukyaha neekyaha 5/6 nirikyaha nigakyaha 7/8 nikikyaha nibikyaha 9/10 neekyaha nizikyaha 11/10 nirukyaha 12/14 nikakyaha nibukyaha 13 — nitukyaha 14/6 nibukyaha nigakyaha 15/6 nikukyaha 16 nihakyaha — subject concord + -rukukyaha negative ti- + subject concord + -kyaha person noun class singular plural first person tinkyaha titukyaha second person tokyaha timukyaha third person 1/2 takyaha tibakyaha 3/4 tigukyaha tekyaha 5/6 tirikyaha tigakyaha 7/8 tikikyaha tibikyaha 9/10 tekyaha tizikyaha 11/10 tirukyaha 12/14 tikakyaha tibukyaha 13 — titukyaha 14/6 tibukyaha tigakyaha 15/6 tikukyaha 16 tihakyaha — subject concord + -takyaha virtual present affirmative subject concord + -aha person noun class singular plural first person naha twaha second person waha mwaha third person 1/2 yaha baaha 3/4 gwaha yaha 5/6 lyaha gaaha 7/8 kyaha byaha 9/10 yaha zaaha 11/10 rwaha 12/14 kaaha bwaha 13 — twaha 14/6 bwaha gaaha 15/6 kwaha 16 haaha — negative ti- + subject concord + aha person noun class singular plural first person tinaha titwaha second person tiwaha timwaha third person 1/2 tiyaha tibaaha 3/4 tigwaha tiyaha 5/6 tiryaha tigaaha 7/8 tikyaha tibyaha 9/10 tiyaha tizaaha 11/10 tirwaha 12/14 tikaaha tibwaha 13 — titwaha 14/6 tibwaha tigaaha 15/6 tikwaha 16 tihaaha — subject concord + -taaha present perfect affirmative subject concord + -haire person noun class singular plural first person mpaire tuhaire second person ohaire muhaire third person 1/2 ahaire bahaire 3/4 guhaire ehaire 5/6 lihaire gahaire 7/8 kihaire bihaire 9/10 ehaire zihaire 11/10 ruhaire 12/14 kahaire buhaire 13 — tuhaire 14/6 buhaire gahaire 15/6 kuhaire 16 hahaire — negative ti- + subject concord + -haire person noun class singular plural first person timpaire tituhaire second person tohaire timuhaire third person 1/2 tahaire tibahaire 3/4 tiguhaire tehaire 5/6 tirihaire tigahaire 7/8 tikihaire tibihaire 9/10 tehaire tizihaire 11/10 tiruhaire 12/14 tikahaire tibuhaire 13 — tituhaire 14/6 tibuhaire tigahaire 15/6 tikuhaire 16 tihahaire — subject concord + -tahaire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akaha person noun class singular plural first person nakaha twakaha second person wakaha mwakaha third person 1/2 yakaha baakaha 3/4 gwakaha yakaha 5/6 lyakaha gaakaha 7/8 kyakaha byakaha 9/10 yakaha zaakaha 11/10 rwakaha 12/14 kaakaha bwakaha 13 — twakaha 14/6 bwakaha gaakaha 15/6 kwakaha 16 haakaha — negative ti- + subject concord + -kahaire person noun class singular plural first person tinkahaire titukahaire second person tokahaire timukahaire third person 1/2 takahaire tibakahaire 3/4 tigukahaire tekahaire 5/6 tirikahaire tigakahaire 7/8 tikikahaire tibikahaire 9/10 tekahaire tizikahaire 11/10 tirukahaire 12/14 tikakahaire tibukahaire 13 — titukahaire 14/6 tibukahaire tigakahaire 15/6 tikukahaire 16 tihakahaire — subject concord + -takahaire near past affirmative subject concord + -hairege person noun class singular plural first person mpairege tuhairege second person ohairege muhairege third person 1/2 ahairege bahairege 3/4 guhairege ehairege 5/6 lihairege gahairege 7/8 kihairege bihairege 9/10 ehairege zihairege 11/10 ruhairege 12/14 kahairege buhairege 13 — tuhairege 14/6 buhairege gahairege 15/6 kuhairege 16 hahairege — negative ti- + subject concord + -hairege person noun class singular plural first person timpairege tituhairege second person tohairege timuhairege third person 1/2 tahairege tibahairege 3/4 tiguhairege tehairege 5/6 tirihairege tigahairege 7/8 tikihairege tibihairege 9/10 tehairege tizihairege 11/10 tiruhairege 12/14 tikahairege tibuhairege 13 — tituhairege 14/6 tibuhairege tigahairege 15/6 tikuhairege 16 tihahairege — subject concord + -tahairege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kaha person noun class singular plural first person nkaha tukaha second person okaha mukaha third person 1/2 akaha bakaha 3/4 gukaha ekaha 5/6 likaha gakaha 7/8 kikaha bikaha 9/10 ekaha zikaha 11/10 rukaha 12/14 kakaha bukaha 13 — tukaha 14/6 bukaha gakaha 15/6 kukaha 16 hakaha — subject concord + -ahaire negative subject concord + -tahe person noun class singular plural first person ntahe tutahe second person otahe mutahe third person 1/2 atahe batahe 3/4 gutahe etahe 5/6 litahe gatahe 7/8 kitahe bitahe 9/10 etahe ziitahe 11/10 rutahe 12/14 katahe butahe 13 — tutahe 14/6 butahe gatahe 15/6 kutahe 16 hatahe — subject concord + -tarahaire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rahaire person noun class singular plural first person ndahaire turahaire second person orahaire murahaire third person 1/2 arahaire barahaire 3/4 gurahaire erahaire 5/6 lirahaire garahaire 7/8 kirahaire birahaire 9/10 erahaire zirahaire 11/10 rurahaire 12/14 karahaire burahaire 13 — turahaire 14/6 burahaire garahaire 15/6 kurahaire 16 harahaire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kahaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkahaga titukahaga second person tokahaga timukahaga third person 1/2 takahaga tibakahaga 3/4 tigukahaga tekahaga 5/6 tirikahaga tigakahaga 7/8 tikikahaga tibikahaga 9/10 tekahaga tizikahaga 11/10 tirukahaga 12/14 tikakahaga tibukahaga 13 — titukahaga 14/6 tibukahaga tigakahaga 15/6 tikukahaga 16 tihakahaga — subject concord + -takahaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aahaire person noun class singular plural first person naahaire twahaire second person waahaire mwahaire third person 1/2 yaahaire baahaire 3/4 gwahaire yaahaire 5/6 lyahaire gaahaire 7/8 kyahaire byahaire 9/10 yaahaire zaahaire 11/10 rwahaire 12/14 kaahaire bwahaire 13 — twahaire 14/6 bwahaire gaahaire 15/6 kwahaire 16 haahaire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -ahaga person noun class singular plural first person nahaga twahaga second person wahaga mwahaga third person 1/2 yahaga baahaga 3/4 gwahaga yahaga 5/6 lyahaga gaahaga 7/8 kyahaga byahaga 9/10 yahaga zaahaga 11/10 rwahaga 12/14 kaahaga bwahaga 13 — twahaga 14/6 bwahaga gaahaga 15/6 kwahaga 16 haahaga — negative ti- + subject concord + ahaga person noun class singular plural first person tinahaga titwahaga second person tiwahaga timwahaga third person 1/2 tiyahaga tibaahaga 3/4 tigwahaga tiyahaga 5/6 tiryahaga tigaahaga 7/8 tikyahaga tibyahaga 9/10 tiyahaga tizaahaga 11/10 tirwahaga 12/14 tikaahaga tibwahaga 13 — titwahaga 14/6 tibwahaga tigaahaga 15/6 tikwahaga 16 tihaahaga — subject concord + -taahaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raaha person noun class singular plural first person ndaaha turaaha second person oraaha muraaha third person 1/2 araaha baraaha 3/4 guraaha eraaha 5/6 liraaha garaaha 7/8 kiraaha biraaha 9/10 eraaha ziraaha 11/10 ruraaha 12/14 karaaha buraaha 13 — turaaha 14/6 buraaha garaaha 15/6 kuraaha 16 haraaha — negative ti- + subject concord + -aahe person noun class singular plural first person tinaahe titwahe second person tiwaahe timwahe third person 1/2 tiyaahe tibaahe 3/4 tigwahe tiyaahe 5/6 tiryahe tigaahe 7/8 tikyahe tibyahe 9/10 tiyaahe tizaahe 11/10 tirwahe 12/14 tikaahe tibwahe 13 — titwahe 14/6 tibwahe tigaahe 15/6 tikwahe 16 tihaahe — subject concord + -taahe remote future affirmative subject concord + -liha person noun class singular plural first person ndiha tuliha second person oliha muliha third person 1/2 aliha baliha 3/4 guliha eriha 5/6 liriha galiha 7/8 kiriha biriha 9/10 eriha ziriha 11/10 ruliha 12/14 kaliha buliha 13 — tuliha 14/6 buliha galiha 15/6 kuliha 16 haliha — negative ti- + subject concord + -liha person noun class singular plural first person tindiha tituliha second person toliha timuliha third person 1/2 taliha tibaliha 3/4 tiguliha teriha 5/6 tiririha tigaliha 7/8 tikiriha tibiriha 9/10 teriha tiziriha 11/10 tiruliha 12/14 tikaliha tibuliha 13 — tituliha 14/6 tibuliha tigaliha 15/6 tikuliha 16 tihaliha — subject concord + -taliha future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raahaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaahaga turaahaga second person oraahaga muraahaga third person 1/2 araahaga baraahaga 3/4 guraahaga eraahaga 5/6 liraahaga garaahaga 7/8 kiraahaga biraahaga 9/10 eraahaga ziraahaga 11/10 ruraahaga 12/14 karaahaga buraahaga 13 — turaahaga 14/6 buraahaga garaahaga 15/6 kuraahaga 16 haraahaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aahege person noun class singular plural first person tinaahege titwahege second person tiwaahege timwahege third person 1/2 tiyaahege tibaahege 3/4 tigwahege tiyaahege 5/6 tiryahege tigaahege 7/8 tikyahege tibyahege 9/10 tiyaahege tizaahege 11/10 tirwahege 12/14 tikaahege tibwahege 13 — titwahege 14/6 tibwahege tigaahege 15/6 tikwahege 16 tihaahege — subject concord + -taahege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + he person noun class singular plural first person mpe tuhe second person ohe muhe third person 1/2 ahe bahe 3/4 guhe ehe 5/6 lihe gahe 7/8 kihe bihe 9/10 ehe zihe 11/10 ruhe 12/14 kahe buhe 13 — tuhe 14/6 buhe gahe 15/6 kuhe 16 hahe — negative subject concord + -taha person noun class singular plural first person ntaha tutaha second person otaha mutaha third person 1/2 ataha bataha 3/4 gutaha etaha 5/6 litaha gataha 7/8 kitaha bitaha 9/10 etaha zitaha 11/10 rutaha 12/14 kataha butaha 13 — tutaha 14/6 butaha gataha 15/6 kutaha 16 hataha — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + hege person noun class singular plural first person mpege tuhege second person ohege muhege third person 1/2 ahege bahege 3/4 guhege ehege 5/6 lihege gahege 7/8 kihege bihege 9/10 ehege zihege 11/10 ruhege 12/14 kahege buhege 13 — tuhege 14/6 buhege gahege 15/6 kuhege 16 hahege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakuha person noun class singular plural first person naakuha twakuha second person waakuha mwakuha third person 1/2 yaakuha baakuha 3/4 gwakuha yaakuha 5/6 lyakuha gaakuha 7/8 kyakuha byakuha 9/10 yaakuha zaakuha 11/10 rwakuha 12/14 kaakuha bwakuha 13 — twakuha 14/6 bwakuha gaakuha 15/6 kwakuha 16 haakuha — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakuha person noun class singular plural first person tinaakuha titwakuha second person tiwaakuha timwakuha third person 1/2 tiyaakuha tibaakuha 3/4 tigwakuha tiyaakuha 5/6 tiryakuha tigaakuha 7/8 tikyakuha tibyakuha 9/10 tiyaakuha tizaakuha 11/10 tirwakuha 12/14 tikaakuha tibwakuha 13 — titwakuha 14/6 tibwakuha tigaakuha 15/6 tikwakuha 16 tihaakuha — subject concord + -taakuha conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakuhaire person noun class singular plural first person naakuhaire twakuhaire second person waakuhaire mwakuhaire third person 1/2 yaakuhaire baakuhaire 3/4 gwakuhaire yaakuhaire 5/6 lyakuhaire gaakuhaire 7/8 kyakuhaire byakuhaire 9/10 yaakuhaire zaakuhaire 11/10 rwakuhaire 12/14 kaakuhaire bwakuhaire 13 — twakuhaire 14/6 bwakuhaire gaakuhaire 15/6 kwakuhaire 16 haakuhaire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakuhaire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakuhaire titwakuhaire second person tiwaakuhaire timwakuhaire third person 1/2 tiyaakuhaire tibaakuhaire 3/4 tigwakuhaire tiyaakuhaire 5/6 tiryakuhaire tigaakuhaire 7/8 tikyakuhaire tibyakuhaire 9/10 tiyaakuhaire tizaakuhaire 11/10 tirwakuhaire 12/14 tikaakuhaire tibwakuhaire 13 — titwakuhaire 14/6 tibwakuhaire tigaakuhaire 15/6 tikwakuhaire 16 tihaakuhaire — subject concord + -taakuhaire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -mpa -tuha second person -kuha -baha third person 1/2 -muha 3/4 -guha -giha 5/6 -liha -gaha 7/8 -kiha -biha 9/10 -giha -ziha 11/10 -ruha 12/14 -kaha -buha 13 — -tuha 14/6 -buha -gaha 15/6 -kuha 16 -haha —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -heera
  • Long causative: -haisa
  • Passive: -heebwa
  • Long repetitive: -heereza

• Nominal derivations:
  • omuhi (“giver”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *pàí (“where; which”).

Pronoun

-ha (declinable)

1. which, what (interrogative pronoun)

Declension

Inflected forms of -ha

Noun class	singular	plural
1/2	oha	baha
3/4	guha	eha
5/6	liha	gaha
7/8	kiha	biha
9/10	eha	ziha
11/10	ruha
12/14	kaha	buha
13	—	tuha
14/6	buha	gaha
15/6	kuha
16	aha	—
17
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References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[34], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 319, 410–411
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[35], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 112
• Entry 6431 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Tunggare

Noun

ha

1. bone

References

• Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 516

Turkish

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• he

Interjection

ha

1. yea, uh-huh; understood, got it

   Yürüdüm, yürüdüm... — Ha. — ...sonra da eve gittim.

   I walked, I walked... — Uh-huh. — ...then I went home.

2. oh yeah

   Ha, sen bize çay getirecektin.

   Oh yeah, you were going to bring us some tea.

3. yes? right? hmm?

   Üniversiteye gidiyorsun, ha?

   You're going to college, right?

4. I told you so, there it is

   Ha. Böyle olacağını biliyordum.

   I told you so. I knew this would happen.

5. sorry? eh? huh? (What did you say?)

   Ha? Duymadım.

   Huh? I didn't hear.

Particle

ha

1. alternative form of he

Etymology 2

Derived from Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ).

Noun

ha

1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ح

Upper Kuskokwim

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣eˑ.

Noun

ha

1. grease

References

• Collins, Raymond L.; Petruska, Betty (1979), Dinak'i (Our Words). Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan Junior Dictionary, Anchorage, Alaska: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, University of Alaska, page iv

Uzbek

Etymology

Compare Uyghur ھەئە (he'e).

Interjection

ha

1. yes

   Synonyms: bale, oriy

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːt̚˧˦ ʔaː˧˧], [hɛk̚˧˦ taː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˦˧˥ ʔaː˧˧], [hɛk̚˦˧˥ taː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˦˥ ʔaː˧˧], [hɛk̚˦˥ taː˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: hát a, héc ta

Noun

ha

1. abbreviation of hecta (“hectare”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haː˧˧]

Particle

ha

1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) yes?; no?; m'kay?; amirite?

   Đẹp ghê ha ?

   Beautiful, isn't it?

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

ha

1. (onomatopoeia) ha (laughter)

West Frisian

Verb

ha

1. alternative form of any present-tense form of hawwe except for the third-person singular

Wutunhua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢 / 汉 (hàn).

Noun

ha

1. Han Chinese

   da niren-men mu hai-la ra cek-de-ge ra da ha ra cek-lio ze-li.

   Then, as for wives, as for taking a wife, [our ancestors] took Chinese [wives] as well.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 193)

Derived terms

• hahua (“Chinese language”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢 / 汉 (hàn).

Noun

ha

1. father

   Synonym: aba

   Coordinate terms: ana, ma

References

• Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008), Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
• Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun‎^[36], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yimchungru Naga

Pronoun

ha

1. this

Usage notes

May modify a noun in determiner-like use by simply preceding a noun.

Further reading

• Raguibou, I.D.; Borah, Dinkur (29 July 2022), A Yimkhiung-English-Hindi Trilingual Dictionary‎^[37], Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University, page 17

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English haven, from Old English habban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan. Cognate with English ha.

Alternative forms

• have

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː/, /haːv/

Verb

ha (simple past hadh)

1. have
   • 1867, “OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR“, page 16:

     'cha, for Ich ha,

     I have.

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

     Ha deight ouse var gabble, tell ee zin go t'glade.

     You have put us in talk, 'till the sun goes to set.

   • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

     Hea pryet ich mought na ha chicke or hen,

     He prayed I might not have chicken nor hen,

Derived terms

• 'cha (“ich have”)
• nad (“had not”)
• th'ast (“thou hast”)
• waad (“we had”)
• y'ast (“you hast”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English hay, from Old English *hē, ēa (interjection).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː/

Interjection

ha

1. hey
   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:

     Ha-ho! be mee coshes, th'ast ee-pait it, co Joane;

     Hey-ho! by my conscience, you have paid it, quoth John;

Derived terms

• ha-ho

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà/

Interjection

hà!

1. what a pity; an interjection used to denote displeasure or disappointment

   Synonym: hàà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hā/

Verb

ha

1. (transitive) to graze, to scrape (something), to erode, to abrade

   Synonym: bó

   ìṣó ha mi lọ́wọ́ ― The nail grazed my hand

Derived terms

• ìha
• fiha

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hā/

Verb

ha

1. (intransitive, copulative) to shine brightly

   Synonym: là

   òṣùpá ha ― The moon shines brightly

Usage notes

• Always used in the context of moonlight

Derived terms

• ìha

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /há/

Verb

há

1. (transitive) to jam or wedge something into some space
2. (intransitive) to become jammed, gagged, or barricaded

   ẹrán há mi léyín ― The meat became jammed in my teeth

Usage notes

• Regularly occurs with instrumental verbs such as fi, gbé, and mú.

Derived terms

• ìhá
• háfún
• hámọ́
• hágágá
• hágádígádí

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /há/

Verb

há

1. (transitive) to allocate, to distribute, to share, to divide things (among a group)

   Synonym: pín

   wọ́n há ẹran kálé ― They distributed the meat among the members of the household

Derived terms

• ìhá
• háfún
• háká

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ha˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ha¹
• Hyphenation: ha

Etymology 1

Interjection

ha (1957–1982 spelling ha)

1. huh? what?

Etymology 2

Particle

ha (1957–1982 spelling ha)

1. Used at the end of a sentence to express an imperative.
2. Used at the end of a question used as a retort.
3. Used after an item when listing.

Etymology 3

Verb

ha (Sawndip form 𢩹, 1957–1982 spelling ha)

1. (dialectal) to intimidate; to threaten; to bully

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *haa. Cognate with Mizo há.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hāː]
• Hyphenation: ha

Noun

hâ

1. tooth

References

• Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 19
• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 65