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Etymology and origin of the Aromanian word has

has1 fine, first-rate

Confidence
Probable
Formation
Borrowing
Borrowed from
Turkish has

Forms

has (feminine hasã, masculine plural hash, feminine plural hasi or hase)[1]

  • HAS, feminine -să, plural hași, háse in Papahagi's dictionary.[2]

Etymology

The adjective "fine" is borrowed from Turkish has, according to Papahagi.[2] He refers to the synonym hascu, which he derives from Greek.[2]

Semantic evolution

Papahagi's example is the fine copper of which a silversmith makes his work.[2] Bara records hasŭ also as "original, native" and of a natural parent, and as "of sound mind".[3]

Meanings

Adjective

  1. Of the first quality, fine.[2][4]
  2. Original, natural (of a parent); sane.[3]

has2 ace

Confidence
Probable
Formation
Borrowing
First attested
1906 Dalametra's dictionary
Borrowed from
Modern Greek άσος
Ultimate origin
Italian asso

Forms

has (plural hash)[1]

  • has, plural -și, in Dalametra;[5] HAS, plural hași, in Papahagi's dictionary,[2] which also has the form asu.[6]

Etymology

The ace is borrowed from Modern Greek άσος (ásos, “ace”), which is itself from Italian asso, according to Papahagi.[6][2][7] Pascu files it among the Romance loans and derives it from the Italian word, comparing the Greek word, Albanian aso and Bulgarian асо (aso).[8][9]

Timeline

  • 1906 – has “ace” in Dalametra's dictionary.[5]

Meanings

Noun

  1. An ace in cards.[5][8][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Cunia, Tiberius (2008), Dictsiunar a limbãljei armãneascã, Editsii Timpurarã (after T. Papahagi, Ș. Mihăileanu and I. Dalametra; online at dixionline.net), p. 531
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Papahagi, Tache (1974), Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd augmented ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. 644
  3. ^ a b Bara, Mariana (2024), Dictsiunarlu ti cathi dzuuã, online at dixionline.net
  4. ^ a b Cunia, Tiberius (2008), Dictsiunar a limbãljei armãneascã, Editsii Timpurarã (after T. Papahagi, Ș. Mihăileanu and I. Dalametra; online at dixionline.net)
  5. ^ a b c Dalametra, I. (1906), Dicționar macedo-român, București: Academia Română, p. 105
  6. ^ a b Papahagi, Tache (1963), Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 172
  7. ^ Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών (Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη) (1998), Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής, Thessaloniki: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  8. ^ a b Pascu, Giorge (1925), Dictionnaire étymologique macédoroumain, 2 vols. (I: Les éléments latins et romans; II: Les éléments grecs, turcs, slaves, albanais, germaniques, magyars, néologismes, créations immédiates, obscurs), Iași: Cultura Națională, p. 1, 210
  9. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I. et al. (eds.) (1971–), Bălgarski etimologičen rečnik, Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, p. 1, 18

Related etymologies

  • am · also from Greek
  • aerã · also from Greek
  • hoarã · also from Greek
  • chiro · also from Greek
  • anamã · also from Greek
  • tora · also from Greek
  • prot · also from Greek
  • carti · also from Greek
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“Has.” Etymologically, 26 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/rup/has. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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