aha

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "aha"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English a ha, aha, natural expression. Equivalent to ah + ha!.

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.
    Aha! That will work.
  2. An exclamation of surprise, exaltation, or contempt.
    Aha! Now I've got you!

Derived terms

Translations

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Czech

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. aha, I see (expresion of understanding, realization, invention or recognition)

Noun

aha n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) toilet
    Synonyms: záchod, toaleta

Further reading

  • aha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • aha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. aha
    Synonym: oho

Ewe

Pronunciation

Noun

aha (plural ahawo)

  1. alcohol

Finnish

Etymology

Like ah (to which it is somehow related), tracing an exact origin is impossible. Probably ultimately a natural expression.

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. uh-huh (indicates that the speaker agrees or is simply still listening)

Usage notes

Depending on the context and intonation (especially with rising intonation), the interjection may instead be interpreted as dismissing or disagreeing with an opinion.

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Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. aha

Further reading

  • “aha” in Duden online
  • “aha” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

aha

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌷𐌰

Hadza

Pronunciation

Noun

aha m (masc. plural ahabii, fem. ahako, fem. plural ahabee)

  1. tooth (fem. = molar, fem. pl. = adult teeth, masc. pl. = baby teeth)
  2. red velvet mite (Trombidiid)

Usage notes

The form after a determiner is aha.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa. Cognates include Maori aha and Rapa Nui aha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ha/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧ha

Pronoun

aha

  1. what?
    He aha kēlā? ― What is that?

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “aha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): or (only as an exclamation)
  • Rhymes: -hɒ

Interjection

aha

  1. (colloquial) aha (an exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition)
    Aha, itt a hiba! ― Aha, here’s the problem!
  2. (colloquial) uh-huh (used informally in place of a “yes”)

Further reading

  • (exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition): aha in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (used informally in place of a “yes”): aha in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • aha in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

aha

  1. what (interrogative pronoun)

References

  • “aha” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Polish

Etymology

Natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /a(ː)xa(ː)/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /axa/, /ɒxɒ/

Interjection

aha

  1. aha (showing surprise)
    • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski‎, pages 69, 4:
      Odwroczcze szye wszystczy rychlo zapalayøcz szya, gysz my mowyø: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!
      [Odwroćcie sie wszystcy rychło zapalając się, jiż mi mowią: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!]

Descendants

  • Polish: aha

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aha f

  1. water
  2. running water, river, stream

Declension

Declension of aha (feminine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative aha aha
accusative aha aha
genitive ahō ahanō
dative ahu ahum
instrumental — —


Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aha, ultimately a natural expression.

Pronunciation

Interjection

aha

  1. aha! (showing confirmation)
  2. aha! (showing understanding)
  3. aha! (showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)
  4. (Middle Polish) ah! (showing pain)

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aha”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  2. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named R:zlw-opl:SSP1953
  3. ^ Krystyna Siekierska (04.08.2009) “AHA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

  • aha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hafa. Cognates include Hawaiian aha and Maori aha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ha/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ha

Pronoun

aha

  1. what?

Usage notes

  • aha is always preceded by an article (either he or te).

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 21
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 404

Romanian

Interjection

aha

  1. Obsolete form of a.

References

  • aha in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aha

  1. to build

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

aha

  1. what (interrogative pronoun)

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

aha

  1. a sago plantation

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Toba

Particle

aha

  1. yes

References

  • María Belén Carpio, Marisa Censabella (2012) “Clauses as noun modifiers in Toba”, in Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada Fernández, editors, Relative Clauses in Languages of the Americas (in Toba), →ISBN

Yoruba

Ahá

Pronunciation

Noun

ahá

  1. drinking calabash; a small cup carved out of a calabash used to drink palm wine and feed babies.
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