har

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

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”).

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Anagrams

• RHA, rah

Etymology

From Middle High German har.

Adverb

har

1. (Uri) hither, here (to this place)

References

• Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co.

Noun

har

1. worm, caterpillar

Noun

har n (plural [please provide])

1. (anatomy, Luserna, Thirteen Communities) hair

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːr/, [hɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -aːˀr

Verb

har

1. present tense of have

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑr/
• Hyphenation: har
• Rhymes: -ɑr

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Etymology 2

Adverb

har (not comparable)

1. there

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɾˠ/

Noun

har

1. h-prothesized form of ar

Noun

har

1. man

References

• Jeffrey Heath, A Grammar of Koyra Chiini: The Songhay of Timbuktu

Determiner

har

1. (chiefly West Midland and Kentish dialectal) Alternative form of here (“their”)

References

• “her(e (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːɾ/

Verb

har

1. present tense of ha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

har

1. present tense of ha

Verb

har

1. (Gascony) Alternative form of faire

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

• IPA^(key): /hɑːr/

Adjective

hār

1. Grey-haired, old and grey, venerable.

Etymology

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

1. hair

Etymology

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

hār n

1. hair

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάρις (kháris).

Noun

har m

1. grace

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːr/

Verb

har

1. present tense of ha.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هر‎ (har).

Determiner

har

1. each
2. every
3. any

Pronoun

har

1. her (object and possessive)
2. them
3. their

Usage notes

• Harren is used for "their" when there is one thing being possessed by all of "them". "Har" is used for "their" when more than one thing is being possessed.