thā

[ thah ]

noun

1. the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thā¹

From Arabic

Example Sentences

For “I was” we have P. sī or sā, H. thā, Br. hau or hutau, E.H. raheũ.

From Project Gutenberg

Sā is a secondary formation from this, on the analogy of the H. thā, which is from the Skr. sthitas, Pr. thiō, stood, and is a participial form like calā; thus, woh thā, he was; woh thī, she was.

From Project Gutenberg

They, thā, pers. pron., pl. of he, she, or it.

From Project Gutenberg

Take faire purified honye and new read rooses, the whyte endes of them clypped awaye, thā chop theym smal and put thē into the Hony and boyl thē menely together; to know whan it is boyled ynoughe, ye shal know it by the swete odour and the colour read.

From Project Gutenberg

Sugar Roset is made thus—Take newe gathered roses and stāpe them righte smal with sugar, thā put in a glasse XXX. dayes, let it stande in ye sunne and stirre it wel, and medle it well together so it may be kept three yeares in his vertue.

From Project Gutenberg