ha

¹

Or hah

[hah]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)

ha

²

abbreviation

1. hectare; hectares.

ḥā

³

[khah]

noun

1. the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.

hā

⁴

[hah]

noun

1. the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.

Ha

⁵

Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

1. hahnium.

h.a.

⁶

abbreviation

1. Gunnery.,  high angle.

2. in this year.

ha

¹

/ hɑː /

interjection

1. an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

2. (reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter

Ha

²

abbreviation

1. Hawaii

ha

³

symbol

1. hectare

h.a.

⁴

abbreviation

1. hoc anno

Word History and Origins

Origin of ha¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ha-ha ¹

Origin of ha²

From Arabic

Origin of ha³

From Arabic

Origin of ha⁴

h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō

Word History and Origins

Origin of ha¹

Latin: in this year

Example Sentences

In the footage, he said: "Embarrassed 'cus I'm a Nazi, look I've got my crossbow for killing Jews, ha ha, I'm a Nazi."

From BBC

Architect Simon Ha was trying to squeeze an apartment building onto a 6,400-square foot lot in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Los Angeles requires two stairways for such buildings, which limited the configurations Ha could use.

From Los Angeles Times

Ha, the architect, said that ditching the double stairway requirement could enable developers to produce “East Coast-style” townhouses like those in New York — a contrast to the “podium-style” buildings now going up in L.A., which generally take up a half or whole block.

From Los Angeles Times

Ha has designed buildings from San Francisco to San Diego, though most of his work is in Los Angeles, where he is the architect of many micro-apartment complexes, which contain only studios.

From Los Angeles Times