ha

¹ American  

[hah] / hɑ /

Or hah

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)

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ha ² American  

abbreviation

1. hectare; hectares.

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ḥā ³ American  

[khah] / xɑ /

noun

1. the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.

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hā ⁴ American  

[hah] / hɑ /

noun

1. the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.

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Ha ⁵ American  

Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

1. hahnium.

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h.a. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Gunnery. high angle.

2. in this year.

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ha ¹ British  

/ hɑː /

interjection

1. an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

2. (reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter

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Ha ² British  

abbreviation

1. Hawaii

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ha ³ British  

symbol

1. hectare

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h.a. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. hoc anno

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Etymology

Origin of ha¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ha-ha ¹

Origin of ḥā³

From Arabic

Origin of hā⁴

From Arabic

Origin of h.a.⁶

h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō

Example Sentences

Una vez más, se ha cerrado la puerta a su ingreso en el Salón de la Fama.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

I couldn’t quite make out what she was saying when she entered, because her “ha, ha, ha, has” were uttered without any hint of humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Sasaki ha hecho mucho más que entrar en la plantilla.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

“Estamos empezando a ver algo realmente especial en él», dijo Roberts. «Lo que ha hecho ahora en los escenarios más importantes es solo el principio”.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

We’re sprinting past the Sprint store—ha, ha, no time to laugh at that—past Hollister, past Lush, bounding up the escalator, past Bose, a new Pink, and Alex and Ani, and down to the Apple Store.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper