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हा

See also: हाँ and हां

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑː/, [ɦäː]

Etymology 1

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Of onomatopoeic origin.

Interjection

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हा • (hā)

  1. an expression of amusement

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸 (hā), from Sanskrit हा (hā), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Interjection

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हा • (hā)

  1. an exclamation of distress, affliction or fear; alas

Noun

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हा • (hā) m

  1. sound of distress, affliction, or fear
  2. uproar, tumult
Declension
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Declension of हा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हा
hā 		हे
he
oblique हे
he 		हों
hõ
vocative हे
he 		हो
ho

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ـها (-hā).

Suffix

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हा • (hā)

  1. (poetic) plural marker (used chiefly in ezafe-constructs)
    • Brij Narayan Chakbast, रामायण का एक सीन:
      जुंबिश हुई लबों को भरी एक सर्द आह
      ली गोशा-हा-ए-चश्म से अश्कों ने रुख़ की राह
      jumbiś huī labõ ko bharī ek sard āh
      lī gośā-hā-e-caśma se aśkõ ne rux kī rāh
      Heaved a cold sigh unto the lips put into motion
      Tears took the way to face from the corners of eyes.

References

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  1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “हा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

Marathi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦa/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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हा • (hā)

  1. he (proximal)
    हा सुरेश.
    hā sureś.
    He (proximal) is Suresh.
  2. this
    हा खोका खूप मोठा आहे.
    hā khokā khūp moṭhā āhe.
    This box is very big.

See also

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  • तो (to, “he; that”)
  • हे (he, “it (proximal); this”), ही (hī, “she (proximal); this”).

Newar

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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हा • (hā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐴𑐵)

  1. bee

Etymology 2

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Noun

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हा • (hā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐴𑐵)

  1. root of a plant, tree, etc.

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave, abandon”).[1] This root is not always easily distinguishable from the one below, and some derived terms of that root are perhaps originally derived from this one.

Root

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हा • (hā)

  1. to leave, abandon, desert, quit, forsake, relinquish
  2. to discharge, emit.
  3. to put away, take off, remove, lay aside, give up, renounce, resign, avoid, shun, abstain or refrain from.
  4. to disregard, neglect.
  5. to lose, be deprived of.
  6. to get rid of. escape from.
  7. to cause to emit (with शर्धम्, ‘to cause to break wind’)
Derived terms
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Sanskrit terms belonging to the root हा (0 c, 7 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root हा (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms
Prefixed Root Forms

Etymology 2

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From the middle voice of the same Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₁- as the root above. This root is not always easily distinguishable from the one above, and some derived terms of that root are perhaps originally derived from this one.

Root

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हा • (hā)

  1. to start or spring forward, bound away, give way to [with dative]
  2. to spring or leap upon
  3. to go or depart or betake one's self to have recourse to [with accusative]
  4. to fall or come into any state
Derived terms
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Sanskrit terms belonging to the root हा (0 c, 7 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root हा (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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हा • (hā)

  1. oh, alas

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “HĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 813-4

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