ha

Swedish

/hɑː/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • (transitive) To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into possession of something concrete or abstract.
  • (auxiliary) Used together with the supine supine form of a verb in the construction of perfect or pluperfect forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hava inherited from Old Norse hafa (have, carry, wear) inherited from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (have, lift, hold, take up, heave, lift heave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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