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  • ha
    ha
    interjection
    (used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)
  • ḥā
    ḥā
    noun
    the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.
  • noun
    the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.
  • Ha
    Ha
  • h.a.
    h.a.
    abbreviation
    high angle.

ha

1 American  
[hah] / hɑ /
Or hah

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)


ha 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. hectare; hectares.


ḥā 3 American  
[khah] / xɑ /

noun

  1. the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.


4 American  
[hah] / hɑ /

noun

  1. the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.


Ha 5 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. hahnium.


h.a. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Gunnery. high angle.

  2. in this year.


ha 1 British  
/ hɑː /

interjection

  1. an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

  2. (reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter

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Ha 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Hawaii

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ha 3 British  

symbol

  1. hectare

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h.a. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. hoc anno

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Etymology

Origin of ha1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ha-ha 1

Origin of ḥā3

From Arabic

Origin of 4

From Arabic

Origin of h.a.6

h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō

Example Sentences

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Teut haf lift, heave; Dak -ha lift, heave.

From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)

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