aha
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English a ha, aha, natural expression. Equivalent to ah + ha!.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːhɑː/
- (General American) enPR: ä-häʹ, IPA(key): [ɑˈhɑ], [əˈhɑ]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection edit
aha
- An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.
- Aha! That will work.
- An exclamation of surprise, exaltation, or contempt.
- Aha! Now I've got you!
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
aha
Noun edit
aha n (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Interjection edit
aha
Ewe edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aha (plural ahawo)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Like ah (to which it is somehow related), tracing an exact origin is impossible. Probably ultimately a natural expression.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
aha
- uh-huh (indicates that the speaker agrees or is simply still listening)
Usage notes edit
Depending on the context and intonation (especially with rising intonation), the interjection may instead be interpreted as dismissing or disagreeing with an opinion.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
aha
Further reading edit
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
aha
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌷𐌰
Hadza edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aha m (masc. plural ahabii, fem. ahako, fem. plural ahabee)
- tooth (fem. = molar, fem. pl. = adult teeth, masc. pl. = baby teeth)
- red velvet mite (Trombidiid)
Usage notes edit
The form after a determiner is aha.
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa. Cognates include Maori aha and Rapa Nui aha.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
aha
- what?
- He aha kēlā? ― What is that?
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “aha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
aha
- (colloquial) aha (an exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition)
- Aha, itt a hiba! ― Aha, here’s the problem!
- (colloquial) uh-huh (used informally in place of a “yes”)
Further reading edit
- (exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition): aha in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (used informally in place of a “yes”): aha in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- aha in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.
Pronoun edit
aha
- what (interrogative pronoun)
References edit
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 15th century.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
aha
- (attested in Greater Poland) aha (showing surprise)
- 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski[1], Greater Poland, pages 69, 4:
- Odwroczcze szye wszystczy rychlo zapalayøcz szya, gysz my mowyø: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!
- [Odwroćcie sie wszystcy rychło zapalając się, jiż mi mowią: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!]
Descendants edit
- Polish: aha
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “aha”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aha f
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | aha | aha |
accusative | aha | aha |
genitive | ahō | ahanō |
dative | ahu | ahum |
instrumental | — | — |
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish aha, ultimately a natural expression.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /aˈxa/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈa.xɒ/, /ˈɒ.xɒ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: a‧ha
Interjection edit
aha
- aha! (showing confirmation) [from 1546][1]
- aha! (showing understanding) [second half of the 15th century][2]
- aha! (showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)
- (Middle Polish) ah! (showing pain) [17 c.][3]
References edit
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aha”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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- ^ Krystyna Siekierska (04.08.2009) “AHA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Further reading edit
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *hafa. Cognates include Hawaiian aha and Maori aha.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
aha
- what?
Usage notes edit
References edit
Romanian edit
Interjection edit
aha
References edit
Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.
Verb edit
aha
- to build
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.
Pronoun edit
aha
- what (interrogative pronoun)
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aha
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Toba edit
Particle edit
aha
References edit
- María Belén Carpio, Marisa Censabella (2012) “Clauses as noun modifiers in Toba”, in Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada Fernández, editors, Relative Clauses in Languages of the Americas (in Toba), →ISBN
Yoruba edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ahá
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- hts:Anatomy
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