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ha¹
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Sounds like Haa · Rhymes with -ɑː
verb
- Alternative form of a (“have”).
ha²
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Sounds like Haa · Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.
interjection
- A representation of laughter. "I am sure, my dearest uncle [you confounded old rascal!], that you have no design really, seriously, to oppose my union with Kate. This is merely a joke of yours, I know—ha! ha! ha!—how very pleasant you are at times." "Ha! ha! ha!" said he, "curse you! yes!" "To be sure—of course! I knew you were
- An exclamation of triumph or discovery. Ha! Checkmate!
- An exclamation of grief.
- A sound of hesitation: er, um.
ha³
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Sounds like Haa · Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
interjection
- Said when making a vigorous attack. "That's well. Well," cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!"
ha⁴
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Sounds like Haa · Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Egyptian ḥꜥ.
noun has
-
The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.
Opposite: ka
Ha⁵
noun
- An ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania.
proper noun
- The dialect of Rwanda-Rundi spoken by this group.
proper noun
- A god of the deserts to the west of Egypt, associated with the underworld (duat) and pictured as a man wearing the symbol for desert hills on his head.
HA⁶
proper noun
- Initialism of Highways Agency
- Initialism of Hospital Authority
noun HAs
- Initialism of high availability
- Initialism of hospital apprentice
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hour angle, maggid, rambam, kohen, wat, levi, hoo, kyu, haha, myung, ezer, haa, minh, pardes, poel, shahar
Translations
Talk about this word "ha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ha "ha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ha.Cite this
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title = {ha},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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