fa

¹ American  

[fah] / fɑ /

noun

Music.

1. the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.

2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F.

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fā ² American  

[fah] / fɑ /

noun

1. the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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FA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. military field artillery

2. (in Britain) Football Association See also FA Cup

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fa ² British  

/ fɑː /

noun

1. music a variant spelling of fah

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f.a. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. fanny adams

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Etymology

Origin of fa¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; gamut

Origin of fā²

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce noted the statue’s resemblance to his former Boston Celtics teammate Tony Allen and wrote “D Wade need a redo he to legendary fa this.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He never got mad, he never raised his voice, and when he did he silenced the room because what Take said was law and he wasn’t changing his mind fa na, not even Unc could.”

From Los Angeles Times

This approach is visible in three Chinese characters “fa,” “xi” and “mow,” which, combined, mean to counter, thwart or block the adversary’s strategy.

From Washington Times

Just like the term solfege which is made up of the syllables “sol” and “fa,” sargam is comprised of the syllables sa re and ga, the first three pitches of the Indian scale.

From Literature

Monks also aren’t going to tell you to say, “Gong xi fa cai,” she said, referring to the common New Year greeting, which literally translates to “Hope you increase your wealth.”

From Los Angeles Times