ܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic הָא (hā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑː]

Interjection

ܗܵܐ! • (hā!)

1. behold!, this, here is
2. (colloquial) ha! an exclamation of triumph or discovery
3. hi!, hey! an informal and casual greeting

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [heː], [hiː]

Interjection

ܗܹܐ • (hē)

1. Alternative form of ܐܹܝܢ (ēn, “yes”)

   Antonym: ܠܵܐ (lā)

Etymology 3

Ultimately derived from Phoenician; compare Hebrew הֵא (hé) and Arabic هَاء (hāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [heː]

Noun

ܗܹܐ • (hē) f

1. he (the fifth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܗ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Syriac letter names)}