Armenian

Adverb

հա • ‎(ha)

1. (informal) yes

Synonyms

• այո ‎(ayo)

Antonyms

• չէ ‎(čʿē)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Adverb

հա • ‎(ha)

1. behold! lo! here is, there are

Interjection

հա • ‎(ha)

1. come! come now! well! now then! courage!

Particle

հա • ‎(ha)

1. yes

Usage notes

Had replaced այո ‎(ayo) already in the 12th century.

Synonyms

• այո ‎(ayo)

Descendants

• Armenian: հա ‎(ha)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հա”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 382