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  • ta
    ta
    interjection
    thank you.
  • tā
    tā
    noun
    the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ṭā
    ṭā
    noun
    the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • Ta
    Ta
    tantalum.
  • TA
    TA
    abbreviation
    teaching assistant.

ta

1 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.
  1. thank you.


tā 2 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.


ṭā 3 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.


Ta 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. tantalum.


TA 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. teaching assistant.

  2. transactional analysis.

  3. transit authority.


TA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ta 2 British  

symbol

  1. tantalum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ta 3 British  
/ tɑː /

interjection

  1. informal thank you

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ta1

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

Origin of tā2

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā3

From Arabic


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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

In December, the company said it wanted to restart labor ta lks with the goal of ratifying contract agreements in 2024.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

It is instead Germanic in origin and impressive in stature — a dish with the ta da! factor of popovers or crepes but without the fuss or stress.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2022

“See how da ground pack hard and smooth? You gotta broke it up. You gotta disturb the earth for things ta grow!”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021

“Nah, Sapo, yo’r my friend and you know that I won’t lie ta you.”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da tā wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean

One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or tā and ntā.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer

Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by W. Carew Hazlitt

They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma tā a leeay la Eghon a el nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean

Taking the Rasta name Jabari Muata Ta Seti, he returned to Bradford and worked as a voluntary counsellor, also setting up the anti-drugs charity Black Against Crack in the city in the mid-1990s.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“I don’t have to scramble constantly with the daily grind,” Ta said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Celebrity makeup artist and entrepreneur Patrick Ta admits that he is constantly falling in and out of love with Los Angeles — the place he’s called home for the last 13 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

These days whenever he’s not traveling, Ta tries to reserve his Sundays for spending time with friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

I wished I could live with Alef, Ba, and Ta, for I felt so alone and afraid at Dar El-Tifl.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

TA Securities maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s semiconductor sector, pegging Dagang NeXchange as its top pick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

TA Securities maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s semiconductor sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

TA Securities downgrades Malaysia’s automotive sector’s rating to underweight from neutral, with sell ratings on Bermaz Auto, MBM Resources and Sime Darby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

TA Securities maintains a buy rating on Tenaga and keeps target price at 18.00 ringgit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

“Are you looking for her for some reason?” the TA asked, wrinkling her eyebrows at Trevor.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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