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الهاء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Arabic letter Hāʼ (ه) as a root, detailing its various functions and forms in the language. It covers its use as a pronoun, a particle, a suffix for pausing, an interchange for hamza, and as a feminine marker.

Derived headwords

هُوَpronoun
  1. 1.
    he, itboth

    A third-person masculine singular pronoun, used for absent masculine entities.

لَهُparticle
  1. 1.
    to him, for himboth

    A prepositional phrase indicating possession, benefit, or belonging, formed by the preposition 'li-' (ل) and the pronoun 'hu-' (ـه).

إِيَّاهُpronoun
  1. 1.
    himboth

    A detached third-person masculine singular pronoun in the accusative case, used for emphasis or when the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition.

مَاهِيَهْparticle
  1. 1.
    what is it?classical

    An interrogative particle, often used to inquire about the nature or identity of something, with the final 'hāʼ' being a pause-suffix.

هَاهُنَاهْparticle
  1. 1.
    here it isclassical

    An interjection or particle used to draw attention to something present, with the final 'hāʼ' being a pause-suffix.

رَحْمَتُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    His mercyboth

    The noun 'mercy' (رحمة) with the attached third-person masculine singular possessive pronoun suffix, referring to God's mercy.

Parallel reading

قال له صاحبه وهو يحاوره
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him
وهي الهاء في "إياه"
And it is the Hāʼ in 'iyyāhu' (him)
وهي اللاحقة لبيان حركة أو حرف
And it is the suffix added to clarify a vowel or a letter
ماهيه
What is it?
وهاهناه
And here it is
وأصلها أن يوقف عليها
And its origin is that one pauses upon it
وربما وصلت بنية الوقف
And sometimes it is connected with the intention of pausing
المبدلة من همزة الاستفهام
The one substituted for the interrogative hamza
وأتى صواحبها فقلن هذا الذي ... منح المودة غيرنا وجفانا
And the companions of the women came and they said, 'This is he who... bestowed affection upon others than us and abandoned us.'
هاء التأنيث
The feminine Hāʼ
في الوقف
When pausing