haza

See also: háza, haza-, and hazʼą́

Asturian

Alternative forms

• hacia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθa/ [ˈa.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Syllabification: ha‧za

Preposition

haza

1. toward, towards

Further reading

• “haza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “hacia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦadza/

Noun

haza m (masc. plural hazabii, fem. hazako, fem. plural hazabee) (Note: the form after a determiner is haza)

1. a human being

Related terms

• hazane

Hungarian

Etymology

The adverb sense is a lexicalization of an earlier haz form of ház (“house”) +‎ -á (archaic lative suffix, here in a shortened form). The noun sense is derived from the adverb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒzɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ha‧za
• Rhymes: -zɒ

Adverb

haza (not comparable)

1. (to) home, homeward (to one’s place of residence or one’s customary or official location)

   Coordinate terms: otthonról, (both: from home) hazulról, (at home) otthon

   Megyek haza. ― I'm going home.

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with haza-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see haza-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

Compound words

• hazafelé
• idehaza

Noun

haza (usually uncountable, plural hazák)

2. homeland, native land, fatherland, motherland

   Synonym: szülőföld

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	haza	hazák
accusative	hazát	hazákat
dative	hazának	hazáknak
instrumental	hazával	hazákkal
causal-final	hazáért	hazákért
translative	hazává	hazákká
terminative	hazáig	hazákig
essive-formal	hazaként	hazákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	hazában	hazákban
superessive	hazán	hazákon
adessive	hazánál	hazáknál
illative	hazába	hazákba
sublative	hazára	hazákra
allative	hazához	hazákhoz
elative	hazából	hazákból
delative	hazáról	hazákról
ablative	hazától	hazáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	hazáé	hazáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	hazáéi	hazákéi

Possessive forms of haza

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	hazám	hazáim
2nd person sing.	hazád	hazáid
3rd person sing.	hazája	hazái
1st person plural	hazánk	hazáink
2nd person plural	hazátok	hazáitok
3rd person plural	hazájuk	hazáik

Derived terms

• hazai

Compound words

• hazaárulás
• hazaáruló
• hazafi
• őshaza

See also

• otthon
• szülőváros, szülőfalu

Further reading

• (to home, homewards): haza in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (homeland): haza in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Malagasy

Noun

haza

1. catch, spoil (that which has been caught in hunting)
2. prey

Further reading

• haza in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /xaza/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /xaza/

Particle

haza

1. alternative form of aza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fascia (“band, strip, swathe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθa/ [ˈa.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈasa/ [ˈa.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ha‧za

Noun

haza f (plural hazas)

1. plot, parcel

   Synonym: besana

Further reading

• “haza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025