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hafta

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See also: häfta and háfta

English

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Etymology

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Written form of a reduction of have to.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæftə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æftə

Verb

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hafta (third-person singular simple present hasta or hafta, no present participle, simple past and past participle hadda)

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of have to. Be required to; must.
    I hafta fill in my tax return.

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Anagrams

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *haftō, whence also Old English hæft, Old Norse hapt. Related to Proto-Germanic *haftiją (haft, handle); see there for more.

Noun

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hafta f

  1. custody

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian هفته (hafte).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hafta (definite accusative haftayı, plural haftalar)

  1. week

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative hafta
Definite accusative haftayı
Singular Plural
Nominative hafta haftalar
Definite accusative haftayı haftaları
Dative haftaya haftalara
Locative haftada haftalarda
Ablative haftadan haftalardan
Genitive haftanın haftaların

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Laz: ხაჶთა (xafta)

References

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Uzbek

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Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta).

Noun

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hafta (plural haftalar)

  1. week

Declension

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