ha

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Contents

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

ha

1. hectare

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

• Audio (US)

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VerbEdit

ha

1. (archaic) Alternate spelling of a⁴

PronounEdit

ha

1. (neologism) A gender-neutral, third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

   "Ha laughed"

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. A representation of laughter.

   Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.

2. An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

   Ha! Checkmate!

TranslationsEdit

a representation of laughter.

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

• Japanese: ふ (ja) ‎(fu)
• Portuguese: ka (pt)
• Russian: ха (ru) ‎(xa)
• Spanish: ja (es)
• Thai: แหะ ‎(hàe), ฮ่า ‎(hâa)

an exclamation of triumph or discovery.

• Dutch: ha (nl)
• Finnish: haa (fi)
• French: ah (fr)

• Greek: χα (el) ‎(cha)
• Ido: ha (io)
• Spanish: ja (es)

Related termsEdit

• ah
• aha
• hah
• haha
• haw
• he
• heh
• ho

AnagramsEdit

• ah, Ah, AH

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AlbanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ha/

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *ed-a-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‎(“to eat”), whith the preservation of the laryngeal. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euw (compare Ashkun au ‘bread’, Sanskrit अवय ‎(āvaya, “to eat”)).

VerbEdit

ha ‎(first-person singular past tense hëngra, participle ngrënë)

1. I eat
2. (chess) I capture

ConjugationEdit

conjugation of ha

participle (pjesorja)			ngrënë
gerund — present (përcjellorja — koha e tashme)			duke ngrënë
gerund — past (përcjellorja — koha e kryer)			duke pasë ngrënë
infinitive (paskajorja)			për të ngrënë
		singular (numri njëjës)			plural (numri shumës)
		1st person (veta e parë)	2nd person (veta e dytë)	3rd person (veta e tretë)	1st person (veta e parë)	2nd person (veta e dytë)	3rd person (veta e tretë)
indicative (mënyra dëftore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	ha	ha	ha	hamë	hani	hanë
	imperfect (koha e pakryer)	haja	haje	hante	hanim	hanit	hanin
	simple past (koha e kryer e thjeshtë)	hëngra	hëngre	hëngri	hëngrëm	hëngrët	hëngrën
	perfect (koha e kryer)	kam ngrënë	ke ngrënë	ka ngrënë	kemi ngrënë	keni ngrënë	kanë ngrënë
	pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)	pata ngrënë	pate ngrënë	pati ngrënë	patëm ngrënë	patët ngrënë	patën ngrënë
	future (koha e ardhme)	do të ha	do të hash	do të haje	do të hamë	do të hani	do të hanë
	future perfect (koha e ardhme e përparme)	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 (mënyra lidhore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	të ha	të hash	të haje	të hamë	të hani	të hanë
	past (koha e pakryer)	të haja	të haje	të hante	të hanim	të hanit	të hanin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	të kem ngrënë	të kesh ngrënë	të ketë ngrënë	të kemi ngrënë	të keni ngrënë	të kenë ngrënë
	pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)	të kisha ngrënë	të kishe ngrënë	të kishte ngrënë	të kishim ngrënë	të kishit ngrënë	të kishin ngrënë
conditional (mënyra kushtore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	do të haja	do të haje	do të hante	do të hanim	do të hanit	do të hanin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	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 (mënyra dëshirore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	ngrënça	ngrënç	ngrëntë	ngrënçim	ngrënçit	ngrënçin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	paça ngrënë	paç ngrënë	pastë ngrënë	paçim ngrënë	paçit ngrënë	paçin ngrënë
admirative (mënyra habitore)		unë	ti	ai/ajo	ne	ju	ata/ato
	present (koha e tashme)	ngrënkam	ngrënke	ngrënka	ngrënkemi	ngrënkeni	ngrënkan
	imperfect (koha e pakryer)	ngrënkësha	ngrënkëshe	ngrënkësh	ngrënkëshim	ngrënkëshit	ngrënkëshin
	perfect (koha e kryer)	paskam ngrënë	paske ngrënë	paska ngrënë	paskemi ngrënë	paskeni ngrënë	paskan ngrënë
	pluperfect (koha e kryer)	paskësha ngrënë	paskëshe ngrënë	paskësh ngrënë	paskëshim ngrënë	paskëshit ngrënë	paskëshin ngrënë
imperative (mënyra urdhërore)		—	ti	—	—	ju	—
			ha			hani

See alsoEdit

• pi

ReferencesEdit

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BilbaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NumeralEdit

ha

1. (cardinal) four

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BretonEdit

ConjunctionEdit

ha

1. and

SynonymsEdit

• hag - used before a vowel

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CatalanEdit

VerbEdit

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative form of haver

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CornishEdit

ConjunctionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

• (before vowels) hag

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DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ha/, [hɑ], [ha]

InterjectionEdit

ha

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

SynonymsEdit

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

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aː

SymbolEdit

ha

1. Abbreviation of hectare.

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. ha

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ha/

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. ah

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EweEdit

NounEdit

ha

1. alcohol
2. community
3. pig
4. song

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FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [haː]

InterjectionEdit

ha?

1. Pardon?
2. isn't it?

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FinnishEdit

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. ha (expressing laughter)

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GalicianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• hai

VerbEdit

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

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GuaraníEdit

ConjunctionEdit

ha

1. and

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Havasupai-Walapai-YavapaiEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• 'ha / ʔha (Yavapai form)

NounEdit

ha

1. (Walapai) water

ReferencesEdit

• Werner Winter, Walapai (Hualapai) Texts

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒ]

• Audio

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ConjunctionEdit

ha

1. if (introduces conditional clause)

Derived termsEdit

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

(Expressions):

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

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. (poetic) (indicates anger or surprise)
   • 1857, János Arany, A walesi bárdok (The Bards of Wales)

     Ha, ha! Mi zúg? … mi éji dal

     London utcáin ez?

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IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /haː/
• Rhymes: -aː

InterjectionEdit

ha?

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

   Ha, hvað sagðirðu?‎

   I'm sorry, what did you say?

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InterlinguaEdit

VerbEdit

ha

1. prensent tense of haber

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ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Rhymes: -a

VerbEdit

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of avere

InterjectionEdit

ha!

1. ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

ha

1. rōmaji reading of は
2. rōmaji reading of ハ

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LatinEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /haː/

NounEdit

hā ‎(indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter H.

Coordinate termsEdit

• (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ/ī graeca/ypsilon (Y), zēta (Z)

ReferencesEdit

• 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 2Edit

InterjectionEdit

ha!

1. hurrah!, ha ha! (onomatopoeia expressing joy or laughter)

Related termsEdit

• hahae
• hahahae

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LatvianEdit

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. ha

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MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

ha

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

Usage notesEdit

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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MaricopaEdit

NounEdit

ha

1. water

ReferencesEdit

• Lynn Gordon, Maricopa Morphology and Syntax (1986, ISBN 0520099656), page 364

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NeapolitanEdit

VerbEdit

ha

1. Third-person singular present indicative of the verb of avé

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse hafa.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ha ‎(imperative ha, present tense har, simple past hadde, past participle hatt)

1. to have

ReferencesEdit

• “ha” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (former reform[s] only): hava, have

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse hafa.

VerbEdit

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

1. have

   Eg har vore her sidan i dag tidleg.

   I have been here since this morning.

ReferencesEdit

• “ha” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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NovialEdit

VerbEdit

ha ‎(past had, active participle hant)

1. (auxiliary) have/has, added to the front of a verb to make it perfect

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Old IrishEdit

DeterminerEdit

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.

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

ha

1. Obsolete spelling of há

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Rapa NuiEdit

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : ha     Counting form : kaha

EtymologyEdit

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

NumeralEdit

ha

1. (cardinal) four

Usage notesEdit

When counting, use kaha.

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Homophone: a

VerbEdit

ha

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of haber.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of haber.

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /hɑː/

• audio

  (file)

Etymology 1Edit

From earlier hava, from Old Swedish hava, from Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- ‎(“to take, seize, catch”).

VerbEdit

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.

Alternative formsEdit

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

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of ha

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ha	has
Present tense	har	has
Past tense	hade	hades
Supine	haft	hafts
Imperative	ha	—
Present participle	havande
Past participle	—

Conjugation of hava (dated)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	hava	havas
Present tense	haver	havs, haves
Past tense	hade	hades
Supine	haft	hafts
Imperative	hav	—
Present participle	havande
Past participle	havd

Etymology 2Edit

InterjectionEdit

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 alsoEdit

• jaha
• nähä

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TarantinoEdit

VerbEdit

ha

1. third-person singular present indicative of avere

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TurkishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• he

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic [Term?] ‎(“yes”). Compare Azeri hə ‎(“yes”), Turkmen hawa ‎(“yes”), Uzbek ha ‎(“yes”), Uyghur ھەئە ‎(he'e, “yes”), Kazakh иә ‎(ïä, “yes”), Tatar әйе ‎(äye, “aye, yes, yea”), Bashkir эйе ‎(eye, “yes”), Chuvash ээх ‎(eeh, “yes”).

ParticleEdit

ha

1. (colloquial, dialectal, archaic) yes; yeah

   Geliyor musun? — Ha, geliyorum.‎

   Are you coming? — Yes, I'm coming.

InterjectionEdit

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 olucağanı 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.

SynonymsEdit

• evet

AntonymsEdit

• yok
• hayır

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UzbekEdit

InterjectionEdit

ha

1. yes

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West FrisianEdit

VerbEdit

ha

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