հա

See also: hw, hW, ḥw, ḫw, and Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հա (ha); see it for more.

Pronunciation
  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [hɑ]
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Adverb

հա • (ha)

  1. (informal) yes

Synonyms

Antonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Adverb

հա • (ha)

  1. behold! lo! here is, there are

Interjection

հա • (ha)

  1. come! come now! well! now then! courage!

Particle

հա • (ha)

  1. yes

Usage notes

Had replaced այո (ayo) already in the 12th century.

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հա”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 382
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