حاء
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħaːʔ/
Noun
حَاء • (ḥāʔ) f (plural حَاءَات (ḥāʔāt))
- Name of the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ح (ḥ)), representing the sound /ħ/
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَاء ḥāʔ |
الْحَاء al-ḥāʔ |
حَاء ḥāʔ |
| nominative | حَاءٌ ḥāʔun |
الْحَاءُ al-ḥāʔu |
حَاءُ ḥāʔu |
| accusative | حَاءً ḥāʔan |
الْحَاءَ al-ḥāʔa |
حَاءَ ḥāʔa |
| genitive | حَاءٍ ḥāʔin |
الْحَاءِ al-ḥāʔi |
حَاءِ ḥāʔi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَاءَيْن ḥāʔayn |
الْحَاءَيْن al-ḥāʔayn |
حَاءَيْ ḥāʔay |
| nominative | حَاءَانِ ḥāʔāni |
الْحَاءَانِ al-ḥāʔāni |
حَاءَا ḥāʔā |
| accusative | حَاءَيْنِ ḥāʔayni |
الْحَاءَيْنِ al-ḥāʔayni |
حَاءَيْ ḥāʔay |
| genitive | حَاءَيْنِ ḥāʔayni |
الْحَاءَيْنِ al-ḥāʔayni |
حَاءَيْ ḥāʔay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَاءَات ḥāʔāt |
الْحَاءَات al-ḥāʔāt |
حَاءَات ḥāʔāt |
| nominative | حَاءَاتٌ ḥāʔātun |
الْحَاءَاتُ al-ḥāʔātu |
حَاءَاتُ ḥāʔātu |
| accusative | حَاءَاتٍ ḥāʔātin |
الْحَاءَاتِ al-ḥāʔāti |
حَاءَاتِ ḥāʔāti |
| genitive | حَاءَاتٍ ḥāʔātin |
الْحَاءَاتِ al-ḥāʔāti |
حَاءَاتِ ḥāʔāti |
Descendants
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈhaːʔ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɑːʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hɒːʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hɔʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hā' |
| Dari reading? | hā' |
| Iranian reading? | hâ' |
| Tajik reading? | ho' |
Noun
| Dari | حاء |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҳо |
حاء • (hâ)
- the name of the Arabic script letter ح
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “حاء”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “حاء”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حاء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim