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hā

[hah]
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noun
  1. the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.
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Origin of hā

From Arabic
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British Dictionary definitions for hā

Ha

abbreviation for
  1. Hawaii
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ha1

hah

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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ha2

symbol for
  1. hectare
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Word Origin and History for hā

ha

c.1300, natural expression of surprise, distress, etc.; found in most European languages; in Old English, Greek, Latin, Old French as ha ha. A ha-ha (1712), from French, was "an obstacle interrupting one's way sharply and disagreeably;" so called because it "surprizes ... and makes one cry Ah! Ah!" [Alexander Le Blond, "The Theory and Practice of Gardening," 1712].

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