ܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic הָא (hā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑː]

Interjection

ܗܵܐ! • (hā!)

1. behold!, this, here is
2. (colloquial) ha! an exclamation of triumph or discovery
3. hi!, hey! an informal and casual greeting

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [heː], [hiː]

Interjection

ܗܹܐ • (hē)

1. alternative form of ܐܹܝܢ (ēn, “yes”)

   Antonym: ܠܵܐ (lā)

Etymology 3

Ultimately derived from Phoenician; compare Hebrew הֵא (hé) and Arabic هَاء (hāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [heː]

Noun

ܗܹܐ • (hē) f

1. he (the fifth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Hē represents the number five in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܗ݇), it means 5,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܗ

Assyrian alphabetedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)