Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by A versus AH with definitions
76 entries
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | PARTNER | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FA | BDGHMNRSTVXY | FAH | [n. -S] · the fourth tone of the diatonic scale |
| ASW | HA | DEGHJMOPSTWY | HAH | [n. -S] · a sound of surprise / [x] { ha hah § hahs has § ha hah } |
| A | LA | BCDGHMPRSTVWXY | LAH | [n. -S°] · the sixth tone of the diatonic scale / [x] { la lah § lahs las lases lass § law } |
| PR | YA | GHKMPRSWY | YAH | [n. -S] · an Asian~ pear (=yas) / [x] { ya § yes § ya yah yeh yer yew yo yow yowe } |
| GLM | AMA | HS | AMAH | [n. -S°] · amah «an Oriental nurse» / [x] { ama amah § amahs amas } |
| CS | ODA | HS | ODAH | [n. -S] · a room in a harem / [x] { oda odah § odahs odas } |
| — | YEA | HNRS | YEAH | [n. -S] · an affirmative vote / [x] { oy yays § ayes ays yeahs yeas yeps yeses yesses § ayes oy yeses yessed yesses yessing § oy § ay aye oy yay yea yeah yeh yep yes } |
| — | BIMA | HS | BIMAH | [n. -S] · bema «a platform in a synagogue» |
| — | EPHA | HS | EPHAH | [n. -S] · ephah «a Hebrew~ unit of dry measure» / [x] { epha ephah § ephahs ephas } |
| — | HORA | HLS | HORAH | [n. -S] · an Israeli~ dance / [x] { hora horah § horahs horas } |
| F | LOTA | HS | LOTAH | [n. -S] · lotah «a small water vessel used in India~» / [x] { lota lotah § lotahs lotas } |
| — | MYNA | HS | MYNAH | [n. -S] · an Asian~ bird / [x] { mina myna mynah § minae minas mynahs mynas } |
| — | PUJA | HS | PUJAH | [n. -S] · a Hindu~ prayer ritual / [x] { pooja puja pujah § poojas pujahs pujas } |
| — | RAJA | HS | RAJAH | [n. -S] · rajah / [x] { raja rajah § rajahs rajas } |
| — | RAYA | HS | RAYAH | [n. -S] · rayah «a non-Muslim~ inhabitant of Turkey» / [x] { raia raya rayah § raias rayahs rayas } |
| T | SUBA | HS | SUBAH | [n. -S] · subah «a province of India~» / [x] { suba subah § subahs subas } |
| A | SURA | HLS | SURAH | [n. -S] · a chapter of the Koran~ / [x] { sura surah § surahs suras } |
| — | TORA | HS | TORAH | [n. -S] · torah |
| GS | UMMA | HS | UMMAH | [n. -S] · the whole community of Muslims~ / [x] { umma ummah § ummahs ummas } |
| — | ALIYA | HS | ALIYAH | [n. -S] · aliyah |
| — | COPRA | HS | COPRAH | [n. -S] · dried coconut meat / [x] { copperah coppra coppras copra coprah § copperahs coprahs copras } |
| — | DOURA | HS | DOURAH | [n. -S] · durra «a cereal grain» |
| — | GANJA | HS | GANJAH | [n. -S] · cannabis used for smoking / [x] { ganja ganjah § ganjahs ganjas } |
| — | HALVA | HS | HALVAH | [n. -S] · halvah «a Turkish~ confection» / [x] { halavah halva halvah halwa § halavahs halvahs halvas halwas } |
| — | HAMZA | HS | HAMZAH | [n. -S] · an Arabic diacritical mark / [x] { hamza hamzah § hamzahs hamzas } |
| — | HIJRA | HS | HIJRAH | [n. -S] · hegira «an exodus» / [x] { hegira hejira hijra hijrah § hegiras hejiras hijrahs hijras } |
| — | HOOKA | HS | HOOKAH | [n. -S] · hookah / [x] { hooka hookah hooker § hookahs hookas } |
| — | HUZZA | HS | HUZZAH | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cheer / [x] { huzza huzzah § huzzahs huzzas § huzza huzzaed huzzah huzzahed huzzahing huzzahs huzzaing huzzas § huzza huzzah } |
| D | JIBBA | HS | JIBBAH | [n. -S] · a long coat worn by Muslim~ men / [x] { djibba djibbah jibba jibbah § djibbahs djibbas jibbahs jibbas } |
| — | KHEDA | HS | KHEDAH | [n. -S] · keddah «an enclosure for elephants» / [x] { keddah kheda khedah § keddahs khedahs khedas } |
| — | KIBLA | HS | KIBLAH | [n. -S] · kiblah «the direction toward which Muslims~ face while praying» / [x] { keblah kibla kiblah qibla § keblahs kiblahs kiblas qiblas } |
| — | KIPPA | HS | KIPPAH | [n. -S] · a yarmulke «a skullcap worn by Jewish~ males» / [x] { kippa kippah § kippahs kippas kippot } |
| — | LOOFA | HS | LOOFAH | [n. -S] · loofah / [x] { loofa loofah luffa § loofahs loofas luffas § loofa loofah loofahs loofas luffa } |
| — | MATZA | HS | MATZAH | [n. -S] · matzo |
| — | MOOLA | HS | MOOLAH | [n. -S] · moolah / [x] { moola moolah § moolahs moolas } |
| — | MULLA | HS | MULLAH | [n. -S] · mullah / [x] { mollah mulla mullah § mollahs mullahs mullas § mullahs } |
| — | PUKKA | H | PUKKAH | [a.] · genuine / [x] { pucka pukka pukkah } |
| — | PUNKA | HS | PUNKAH | [n. -S] · a ceiling fan used in India~ / [x] { punka punkah § punkahs punkas } |
| — | PURDA | HS | PURDAH | [n. -S] · purdah / [x] { pardah purda purdah § pardahs purdahs purdas } |
| — | SHIVA | HS | SHIVAH | [n. -S] · a period of mourning / [x] { shibah shiva shivah shive § shibahs shivahs shivas } |
| — | SIRRA | HS | SIRRAH | [n. -S] · sirrah «a form of address used to inferiors» / [x] { sirra sirrah § sirrahs sirras } |
| — | SUNNA | HS | SUNNAH | [n. -S] · the body of traditional Muslim~ law / [x] { sunna sunnah § sunnahs sunnas } |
| — | TREFA | H | TREFAH | [a.] · «of food» not satisfying the requirements of Jewish~ law / [x] { terefa terefah trayf tref trefa trefah treyf treyfa } |
| — | WALLA | HS | WALLAH | [n. -S] · wallah / [x] { walla wallah § wallahs wallas } |
| — | WHYDA | HS | WHYDAH | [n. -S] · whydah «an African~ bird» / [x] { whidah whyda whydah widowbird § whidahs whydahs whydas widowbirds } |
| H | AGGADA | HS | AGGADAH | [n. -DAS or -DOT or -DOTH] · haggadah «a biblical narrative» |
| — | BUSHWA | HS | BUSHWAH | [n. -S] · nonsense / [x] { bushwa bushwah § bushwahs bushwas } |
| — | CHALLA | HS | CHALLAH | [n. -S] · challah |
| — | CHUPPA | HS | CHUPPAH | [n. -S or CHUPPOT] · chuppah «a canopy used at a Jewish~ wedding» (=chuppot) / [x] { chuppa chuppah huppah § chuppahs chuppas chuppot huppahs } |
| — | DJIBBA | HS | DJIBBAH | [n. -S] · jibba «a long coat worn by Muslim~ men» / [x] { djibba djibbah jibba jibbah § djibbahs djibbas jibbahs jibbas } |
| — | HALALA | HS | HALALAH | [n. -S] · a Saudi~ Arabian~ coin / [x] { halala halalah § halalahs halalas } |
| C | HUTZPA | HS | HUTZPAH | [n. -S] · chutzpah / [x] { chutzpa chutzpah hutzpa hutzpah § chutzpahs chutzpas hutzpahs hutzpas } |
| — | QABALA | HS | QABALAH | [n. -S] · cabala «an occult or secret doctrine» / [x] { cabala cabbala cabbalah kabala kabbala kabbalah qabala qabalah qabalahs § cabalas cabbalahs cabbalas kabalas kabbalahs kabbalas qabalas } |
| — | SHARIA | HST | SHARIAH | [n. -S] · islamic~ law based on the Koran~ / [x] { sharia shariah shariat § shariahs sharias shariats } |
| — | TEREFA | H | TEREFAH | [a.] · alternative spelling of treyf «not prepared according to Jewish law» / [x] { terefa terefah trayf tref trefa trefah treyf treyfa } |
| — | BEGORRA | H | BEGORRAH | [i.] · used as a mild oath / [x] { begorah begorra begorrah } |
| — | CABBALA | HS | CABBALAH | [n. -S] · cabala «an occult or secret doctrine» / [x] { cabala cabbala cabbalah kabala kabbala kabbalah qabala qabalah qabalahs § cabalas cabbalahs cabbalas kabalas kabbalahs kabbalas qabalas } |
| — | CHUTZPA | HS | CHUTZPAH | [n. -S] · chutzpah / [x] { chutzpa chutzpah hutzpa hutzpah § chutzpahs chutzpas hutzpahs hutzpas } |
| — | HAFTARA | HS | HAFTARAH | [n. -RAS, -ROT or -ROTH] · haphtara «a biblical selection» |
| — | HALAKHA | HS | HALAKHAH | [n. -KHAS or -KOTH] · halacha «the legal part of the Talmud~» - HALAKHIC [a.] (=halakhic) / [x] { halacha halakah halakha halakhah halakoth § halachas halachot halachoth halakhas halakhot halakhoth § halachic halakhic } |
| — | HOSANNA | HS | HOSANNAH | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to praise / [x] { hosanna hosannah § hosannahs hosannas § hosanna hosannaed hosannah hosannahs hosannaing hosannas § hosanna hosannah } |
| — | KABBALA | HS | KABBALAH | [n. -S] · cabala «an occult or secret doctrine» / [x] { cabala cabbala cabbalah kabala kabbala kabbalah qabala qabalah qabalahs § cabalas cabbalahs cabbalas kabalas kabbalahs kabbalas qabalas } |
| — | MADRASA | HS | MADRASAH | [n. -S] · madrassa «a Muslim~ school» |
| — | MASTABA | HS | MASTABAH | [n. -S] · an ancient Egyptian tomb / [x] { mastaba mastabah § mastabahs mastabas } |
| — | MEGILLA | HS | MEGILLAH | [n. -S] · megillah «a long, involved story» / [x] { megilla megillah § megillahs megillas } |
| — | MESHUGA | H | MESHUGAH | [a.] · crazy / [x] { meshuga meshugah meshugga meshuggah meshugge } |
| — | SAVANNA | HS | SAVANNAH | [n. -S] · a flat, treeless grassland / [x] { savanna savannah § savannahs savannas } |
| — | SHAHADA | HS | SHAHADAH | [n. -S] · the Muslim~ profession of faith / [x] { shahada shahadah § shahadahs shahadas } |
| — | VERANDA | HS | VERANDAH | [n. -S] · a type of porch / [x] { veranda verandah § verandahs verandas } |
| — | YESHIVA | HS | YESHIVAH | [n. -VAS, -VOT, or -VOTH] · an orthodox Jewish~ school |
| — | DJELLABA | HS | DJELLABAH | [n. -S] · a long hooded garment / [x] { djellaba djellabah galabeya galabia galabieh galabiya galabiyah jellaba § djellabahs djellabas galabias galabiehs galabiyahs galabiyas jellabas } |
| — | GALABIYA | HS | GALABIYAH | [n. -S] · djellaba «a long hooded garment» / [x] { djellaba djellabah galabeya galabia galabieh galabiya galabiyah jellaba § djellabahs djellabas galabias galabiehs galabiyahs galabiyas jellabas } |
| — | INTIFADA | HS | INTIFADAH | [n. -S] · an uprising of Palestinians~ against Israelis~ / [x] { intifada intifadah § intifadahs intifadas } |
| — | MAHARAJA | HS | MAHARAJAH | [n. -S] · a king or prince in India~ / [x] { maharaja maharajah § maharajahs maharajas } |
| — | MESHUGGA | H | MESHUGGAH | [a.] · meshuga «crazy» / [x] { meshuga meshugah meshugga meshuggah meshugge } |
| — | SHILLALA | HS | SHILLALAH | [n. -S] · a short, thick club / [x] { shillala shillalah shillelagh shillelah § shillalahs shillalas shillelaghs shillelahs } |
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