haba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "haba"

Acehnese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news”).

Noun

haba

1. news

Bongo

Noun

hàbà

1. hippopotamus

References

• Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Faliscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fabā, whence Latin faba. See more at the Proto-Italic entry.

Noun

haba f

1. bean
   • [1st–2nd century C.E., Quintus Terentius Scaurus, De Orthographia‎^[1] (in Latin), section 4.3:

     Nec minus consonantes, ut f et h: utraque enim [est] flatus; quare quem antiqui fircum, nos hircum, et quam Falisci habam, nos fabam appellamus, et quem antiqui fariolum, nos hariolum.

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Finnish

Etymology

Shortened slang form of hauis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑbɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝bɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑbɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧ba

Noun

haba (colloquial)

1. biceps

Declension

Inflection of haba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		haba	habat
genitive		haban	habojen
partitive		habaa	haboja
illative		habaan	haboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haba	habat
accusative	nom.	haba	habat
	gen.	haban
genitive		haban	habojen habain rare
partitive		habaa	haboja
inessive		habassa	haboissa
elative		habasta	haboista
illative		habaan	haboihin
adessive		haballa	haboilla
ablative		habalta	haboilta
allative		haballe	haboille
essive		habana	haboina
translative		habaksi	haboiksi
abessive		habatta	haboitta
instructive		—	haboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative habani habani accusative nom. habani habani gen. habani genitive habani habojeni habaini rare partitive habaani habojani inessive habassani haboissani elative habastani haboistani illative habaani haboihini adessive haballani haboillani ablative habaltani haboiltani allative haballeni haboilleni essive habanani haboinani translative habakseni haboikseni abessive habattani haboittani instructive — — comitative — haboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative habasi habasi accusative nom. habasi habasi gen. habasi genitive habasi habojesi habaisi rare partitive habaasi habojasi inessive habassasi haboissasi elative habastasi haboistasi illative habaasi haboihisi adessive haballasi haboillasi ablative habaltasi haboiltasi allative haballesi haboillesi essive habanasi haboinasi translative habaksesi haboiksesi abessive habattasi haboittasi instructive — — comitative — haboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative habamme habamme accusative nom. habamme habamme gen. habamme genitive habamme habojemme habaimme rare partitive habaamme habojamme inessive habassamme haboissamme elative habastamme haboistamme illative habaamme haboihimme adessive haballamme haboillamme ablative habaltamme haboiltamme allative haballemme haboillemme essive habanamme haboinamme translative habaksemme haboiksemme abessive habattamme haboittamme instructive — — comitative — haboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative habanne habanne accusative nom. habanne habanne gen. habanne genitive habanne habojenne habainne rare partitive habaanne habojanne inessive habassanne haboissanne elative habastanne haboistanne illative habaanne haboihinne adessive haballanne haboillanne ablative habaltanne haboiltanne allative haballenne haboillenne essive habananne haboinanne translative habaksenne haboiksenne abessive habattanne haboittanne instructive — — comitative — haboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative habansa habansa accusative nom. habansa habansa gen. habansa genitive habansa habojensa habainsa rare partitive habaansa habojaan habojansa inessive habassaan habassansa haboissaan haboissansa elative habastaan habastansa haboistaan haboistansa illative habaansa haboihinsa adessive haballaan haballansa haboillaan haboillansa ablative habaltaan habaltansa haboiltaan haboiltansa allative haballeen haballensa haboilleen haboillensa essive habanaan habanansa haboinaan haboinansa translative habakseen habaksensa haboikseen haboiksensa abessive habattaan habattansa haboittaan haboittansa instructive — — comitative — haboineen haboinensa

Synonyms

• hauis

Gothic

Romanization

haba

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰

Irish

Noun

haba

1. h-prothesized form of aba

Japanese

Romanization

haba

1. Rōmaji transcription of はば

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /haˈba/ [hʌˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ha‧ba

Noun

habá (Sabangan, particularly Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec)

1. Pronunciation variant of saba.

References

• Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎^[2] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), archived from the original on 2024-09-25, page 61

Kokborok

Etymology

Cognate with Atong (India) ha·ba (“paddy”).

Noun

haba

1. a working field, paddy
2. any place of work

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ba/

Noun

haba (Jawi spelling هاب, informal 1st possessive habaku, 2nd possessive habamu, 3rd possessive habanya)

1. (energy form) latent heat, heat conduction
2. (radiated) warmth, hotness

Alternative forms

aba (shortened form)

Synonyms

• kepanasan hawa
• bahang

Derived terms

penghabaan

See also

suhu

References

• “haba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "haba" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Old High German

Etymology

Derived from the verb habēn

Noun

haba f

1. property

Descendants

• Middle High German: habe
  • German: Habe

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish faba, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with English fava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaba/ [ˈa.β̞a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: ha‧ba

Noun

haba f (plural habas)

1. broad bean, horse bean (Fabaceae, Vicia faba)
2. bean (cocoa, coffee, etc.)
3. ballot ball
4. nodule (in stone)
5. nugget of ore (with gangue)
6. bump (caused by insect bite)
7. (veterinary) equine palatitis (disease of horses)

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like haba take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el haba. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al haba, del haba.

These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un haba or una haba. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor haba, una buena haba.

• If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el haba única, un(a) haba buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• en todas partes cuecen habas
• habado
• habas fritas
• habón
• ser habas contadas
• tonto del haba

 

Descendants

• → Mezquital Otomi: aba
• → Quechua: jawas

See also

• frijol
• habichuela
• poroto (South America)
• judía (Spain)

Further reading

• “haba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

haba (invariable)

1. few, scarce, rare, little

   Synonym: chache

   Antonym: -ingi

Derived terms

• uhaba

Tagalog

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *habaʔ (“long (object)”). Compare Ilocano akaba, Kapampangan kaba / aba, Hanunoo aba, Bikol Central laba, Aklanon haba, Hiligaynon laba, and Tausug haba'. See also the coincidentally similar Japanese 幅(はば) (haba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhabaʔ/ [ˈhaː.bɐʔ] (“length; extent of time”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -abaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /haˈbaʔ/ [hɐˈbaʔ] (“long and narrow”, adjective; “garfish”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧ba

Noun

habà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ)

1. length; lengthiness

   Synonym: kahabaan

2. extent of time

   Synonyms: tagal, luwat

3. long duration of time

   Synonyms: katagalan, kaluwatan

Derived terms

• habaaan
• habaan
• habang
• habang-buhay
• habang-buhay na pagkabilanggo
• habang-daan
• habang-panahon
• hinaba-haba
• humaba
• kahab-an
• kahabaan
• kasinghaba
• kasinghaba
• magkasinghaba
• magpahaba
• mahaba
• Mahabang Dahilig
• Mahabang Parang
• paghaba
• pagkamahaba
• pagpapahaba
• pahabain

 

Adjective

habâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ)

1. long and narrow; elongate

   Synonyms: pahaba, taluhaba

Derived terms

• parihaba
• taluhaba
• tighaba

 

Noun

habâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ)

1. garfish

   Synonym: isdang-haba

Further reading

• “haba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• baha