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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian հա (ha); see it for more.
Pronunciation
Adverb
հա • (ha)
- (informal) yes
Synonyms
Antonyms
Old Armenian
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin.
Adverb
հա • (ha)
- behold! lo! here is, there are
Interjection
հա • (ha)
- come! come now! well! now then! courage!
Particle
հա • (ha)
- yes
Usage notes
Had replaced այո (ayo) already in the 12th century.
Synonyms
Descendants
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