ta

¹ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.

1. thank you.

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tā ² American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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ṭā ³ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ta ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. tantalum.

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TA ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. teaching assistant.

2. transactional analysis.

3. transit authority.

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TA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

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Ta ² British  

symbol

1. tantalum

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ta ³ British  

/ tɑː /

interjection

1. informal thank you

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Etymology

Origin of ta¹

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of tā²

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

Bridges’ rich, opulent voice illuminated every line of her role, soaring to the high B-flat of the opera’s most famous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023

Cuidado al principio —ta ta ta ta ta— quiero escuchar todas las notas juntas al mismo volumen.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Because stop sounds, along with vowels, are the earliest and most frequent sounds babies tend to babble – which means "pa," "ta," "ba" and "da" are all early infant vocalizations.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

Whyn’tcha come on out ta the rig, meet everyone, get some grub, and we can talk business?”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen