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ha
hainterjection(used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)
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ḥā
ḥānounthe sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.
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hā
hānounthe 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.
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Ha
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h.a.
h.a.abbreviationhigh angle.
ha
1 Americaninterjection
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Gunnery. high angle.
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in this year.
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an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
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(reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter
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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 hā4
From Arabic
Origin of h.a.6
h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō
Example Sentences
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Hey, hā, interj. expressive of joy or interrogation.—interj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Vonka tu latchesa o pori te o sasterni krafni, te anpāli tu latchesa cuttor fon papiros, tu sastis chin apré lis sār o pori savo tu kamesa, te hā lis te tu lesa lis.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Hay, hā, n. grass cut down and dried for fodder.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Av miri pen ta hā a bitti sār mendi.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Hay, hā, n. a country-dance with winding movement.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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