bha

See also: BHA

Irish

Noun

bha f pl

1. Lenited form of ba.

Khasi

Etymology

From Indo-Aryan. Compare Pnar bha, Bengali ভাল (bhal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʰaː/

Adjective

bha

1. good, better, well

Derived terms

• bha-sngi

References

• Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎^[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 11. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pnar

Etymology

From Indo-Aryan. Compare Bengali ভাল (bhal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bha/

Adjective

bha

1. good

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va/ lengthened to /vaː/ when emphatic.
• Hyphenation: bha

Verb

bha

1. independent past of bi: was, were

   Bha Seumas sgìth, nach robh e? ― James was tired, wasn't he?

   Bha each anns an achadh. ― There was a horse in the field.

   Bha eich anns an achadh. ― There were horses in the field.

Usage notes

• Bha is used as an affirmative answer to questions formed with robh:

  An robh Seumas agus Anna sgìth? Bha! ― Were James and Anna tired? Yes!

• When linking the subject of a sentence with a complement consisting of a noun phrase, the verb bu is used.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75