gha
Translingual
Symbol
gha
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ghadames terms
English
Noun
gha
- The letter Ƣ (minuscule: ƣ), used in 1920s Soviet Latin orthographies of various (mostly Turkic) languages, and usually representing a voiced velar fricative.
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣa(h)/
Noun
gha m
Lower Tanana
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna ghae, Navajo -YĮ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣæ/, /ʁæ/
Root
gha
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | ghayh | ghanh | ghaɬ | ghaɬ |
| Perambulative | ghayh | ghanh | — | — |
| Progressive | ghaɬ | — | — | — |
| Conclusive | ghaɬ | ghaɬ | ghaɬ | ghaɬ |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna ghaan, Navajo -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ (“to kill plural objects”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣæ/, /ʁæ/
Root
gha
- to kill a singular object
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conclusive | gha | ghanh | ghaɬ | ghaɬ |
| Customary | ghayh | ghayh | ghayh | ghayh |
Etymology 3
From Proto-Athabaskan *xeˑ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣæ/, /ʁæ/
Noun
gha (possessed form gha')
Root
gha
- to be greasy
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | ghanh | gha' | — | — |
| Transitional | ghayh | gha' | ghiɬ | — |
Derived terms
- leghanh (“it is greasy”)
- toghelgha' (“the water surface is glassy”)
- yigha' (“marrow”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 197
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 195-196
South Slavey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɣà(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: gha
Postposition
gha
References
- Keren Rice (1989), A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 19
Western Apache
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢɑx̣.
Noun
gha
Wutunhua
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɣɑ~ʁɑ]
Noun
gha
References
- Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008), Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
- Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN