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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har (“hinge”), Dutch harre, her, har (“hinge”), Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”).
Alternative forms
Noun
har (plural hars)
- (dialectal) A hinge.
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Alternative forms
Interjection
har
- A sound of laughter, with a sarcastic connotation.
Etymology 3
Particle
har
- (Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of ah (interrogative particle)
See also
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German har.
Adverb
har
- (Uri) hither, here (to this place)
References
Basque
Pronunciation
Noun
har
- worm, caterpillar
See also
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”). Cognate with German Haar, English hair.
Noun
har n
- (Luserna, Tredici Comuni) hair
References
Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
har
- present of have
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch herre, from Old Dutch *herro, from Proto-Germanic *herzô.
Noun
har f (plural harren)
- (dated) hinge
- Synonym: scharnier
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
har f (plural harren, diminutive harretje n)
- (dialectal, chiefly diminutive) gap, narrow opening (especially of doors, windows and hatches)
- Synonym: kier
Faroese
Adverb
har (not comparable)
- there
Antonyms
Related terms
Hausa
Etymology
Uncertain. The word is widespread in the Sahel, but may ultimately be from either Tuareg har (“until”) or Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā, “until”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
har̃
- until, up to
- even, including
Conjunction
har̃
- until
- even though, despite
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
har
- h-prothesized form of ar
Karaim
Determiner
har
- every
- each
References
Koyra Chiini
Noun
har
- man
References
- Jeffrey Heath, A Grammar of Koyra Chiini: The Songhay of Timbuktu
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
har
- Alternative form of herre (“hinge”)
Etymology 2
Noun
har
- Alternative form of her (“hair”)
Etymology 3
Noun
har (plural hares)
- Alternative form of hare (“hare”)
Etymology 4
Noun
har (plural haren)
- Alternative form of here (“army”)
Etymology 5
Interjection
har
- Alternative form of harou (a call of distress)
Etymology 6
Adjective
har
- Alternative form of hor (“hoar”)
Etymology 7
Determiner
har
- (chiefly West Midlands, Kent) Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 8
Verb
har
- Alternative form of heren (“to hear”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Verb
har
- present of ha
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Verb
har
- present of ha
Occitan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
har (Gascony)
- to make
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 77.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hār.
Noun
hār n
- hair
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “hār”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European *key-, *koy-. Cognate with Old High German hēr (German hehr (“august, holy”)), Old Norse hárr (“grey”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”), Old Saxon hēr. Non-Germanic cognates include Sanskrit केतु (ketu, “light, torch”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hār
- grey
- grey-haired, old and grey, venerable
Declension
Declension of hār — Strong
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”). Cognates include Old English hār and Old High German hēr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hār
- honourable
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).
Compare Old Saxon hār, Old English her, hǣr, Old Norse hár.
Noun
hār n
- hair
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.
Noun
hār n
- hair
Declension
Declension of har (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Phalura
Etymology
From Urdu ہر (har), from Persian .
Pronunciation
Determiner
har (Perso-Arabic spelling ہر)
- every
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic харь (xarĭ), from Greek χάρις (cháris).
Noun
har n (plural haruri)
- grace
Declension
Related terms
Russenorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk har, present of ha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑːr/ (Norwegian accent)
- IPA(key): /xarʲ/ (Russian accent)
Verb
har
- have, has
- Synonym: imej
Sumerian
Romanization
har
- Romanization of 𒄯 (ḫar)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
har
- present indicative of ha
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian هر (har).
Determiner
har
- each
- every
- any
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hire, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi, dative singular feminine of *hiz (“this”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
har
- her (third-person singular feminine possessive determiner)
Determiner
har
- their (third-person plural possessive determiner)
- Synonym: harren
Pronoun
har
- object of sy (“she”)
Pronoun
har
- object of sy (“they”)
Yola
Noun
har
- Alternative form of harr
1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 98:Ingsaury neileare (pidh?) his niz outh o' har.- J——N—— put his nose out of socket.
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 98