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/, [hɑ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑ/, [hɑ]

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Adverb

հա • (ha)

1. (informal) yes

   Synonym: այո (ayo)

   Antonym: չէ (čʻē)

2. (colloquial) placed before a verb to emphasize a continuous or repeating action; always, constantly

   ես քեզ հա՛ ասում էի, մի՛ գնա ― es kʻez há asum ēi, mí gna ― I kept telling you, don't go

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

• այո (ayo)

Descendants

• Armenian: հա (ha)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879), “հա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “հա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a 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 and Boston: Brill, page 382