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U 09B9, হ
BENGALI LETTER HA
[unassigned: U 09BA–U 09BB]

[U 09B8]
Bengali ◌়
[U 09BC]

Assamese

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Etymology

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Assamese verb set
(ho)
হোৱা (hüa)
হোওৱা (hüüa)

Inherited from Early Assamese (bho), from Sanskrit ভৱতি (bhavati). Cognate with Sylheti ꠅꠃꠣ (oua), Bengali হওয়া (hoōẇa), Hindustani होना (honā) / ہونا (honā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(ho)

  1. to be
    মই ৰজা হওঁ!moi roza hoü̃!I am a king!
    তুমি বছ হবাtumi bos hoba.You will be a boss.
  2. to become
    Synonym: হৈ যোৱা (hoi züa)
    গছজোপা ওখ݁ হৈছেgoszüpa ükho hoise.The plant has become taller.
  3. to occur, happen
    তাত ভূঁইকঁপ হৈছেtat bhũikõp hoise.An earthquake has occurred there.
    কি হ’ল?ki höl?What happened?
  4. to result, have an effect
    তই নিজিকিলে কিনো হ’ল?toi nizikile kinü höl?What does it matter if you didn't win?
  5. to be born
    Synonyms: জগা (zoga), জন্ম হোৱা (zonmo hüa)
    কেঁচুৱা হৈছেkẽsua hoise.A child was born.
  6. to pass by, elapse
    মই চাকৰি কৰা দুবছৰ হৈছেmoi sakori kora dubosor hoise.Two years have elapsed since I started (my) job.
  7. (with instrumental-case subject) to be done, committed
    মোৰ ভুল এটা হৈছেmür bhul eta hoise.I have made a mistake. (literally, “A mistake has been committed by me.”)
  8. enough
    Synonym: হৈ যোৱা (hoi züa)
    হব আৰু নেলাগেhobo aru nelage.(It is) enough, (I) don't need more.
  9. a conjunct verb turning any noun or adjective into a verb
    থিয় হোৱাthi hüato stand up
    ডাঙৰ হোৱাdaṅor hüato grow up
    ভাল হোৱাbhal hüato be better
    বেয়া হোৱাbea hüato be worse, damage

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Letter

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(ho)

  1. The 44th character in the Assamese alphabet.

Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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(ho)

  1. The 43rd character in the Bengali abugida.
Alternative forms
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হ্ব (hbo), হ্যাঁ (hễ)

See also

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Etymology 2

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From earlier হয় (hoẏ, literally (it) happens), repurposed as an affirmative, derived from হওয়া (hoōẇa, to be). Compare Sylheti ꠅꠄ (oe), Assamese হয় (hoy), Odia ହଁ ().

Interjection

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(ho)

  1. yes