haşa

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حاشا (hâşâ), from Arabic حاشا (hāshā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaː.ʃaː/

Interjection

haşa

  1. God forbid!
  2. Far from it!

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “حاشا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 752

Further reading

  • “haşa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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