4-letter words containing a, h
- hyla — a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- isha — (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.
- japh — (programming) A Perl program which prints "Just another Perl hacker" using extremely obfuscated methods, typically ones based on obscure behaviours of sometimes rarely-used functions, in the spirit of the Obfuscated C Contest. The obfuscation can result from the code being total gibberish, e.g.: $_="krJhruaesrltre c a cnp,ohet";$_.=$1,print$2while s/(..)(.)//; or from having "Just another Perl hacker" embedded in opaque code: $_='987;s/^(\d+)/$1-1/e;$1?eval:print"Just another Perl hacker,"';eval or from looking like it does something simple and completely unrelated to printing "Just another Perl hacker": $_ = "wftedskaebjgdpjgidbsmnjgc"; tr/a-z/oh, turtleneck Phrase Jar!/; print; Examples.
- kahn — Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- kaph — the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- khaf — see kaf
- khan — an inn or caravansary.
- khat — an evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage.
- koha — a gift or donation, esp of cash
- lahr — Bert (Irving Lahrheim) 1895–1967, U.S. entertainer and actor.
- lakh — lac2 .
- lash — an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- lath — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- leah — the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- mach — Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
- maha — (archaic) A kind of monkey; the wanderoo.
- mahe — an island in the Indian Ocean, the chief island of the Seychelles. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 71 900 (2002 est). Area: 147 sq km (57 sq miles)
- mahr — (Islam) A mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures.
- mahy — Margaret. 1936–2012. New Zealand writer for children. Her books include A Lion in the Meadow (1969), The Changeover (1984), and Alchemy (2002)
- mash — to flirt with; court the affections of.
- math — an order of Hindu monks.
- mhra — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- miha — a young fern frond which has not yet opened
- mwah — Making the sound of a kiss; the sound used to indicate sending a kiss through the air; Frequently used in email, chat and text messages to indicate sending a kiss to someone.
- nach — an Indian dance
- nadh — the chemically reduced form of NAD
- nah. — Nahum
- naha — a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- naht — National Association of Head Teachers
- nash — John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- nath — (obsolete) hath not.
- noah — the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- oahu — an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- oath — a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
- odah — oda.
- ohac — own house and car: used in lonely hearts columns and personal advertisements
- ohia — a Hawaiian evergreen tree, Metrosideros polymorpha or Syzygium malaccense
- opah — a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- osha — the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- paho — a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- pash — an infatuation for another person; crush.
- path — a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- phat — Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- ptah — an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- rach — A dog that hunts by scent.
- rahv — Philip, 1908–73, U.S. literary critic, born in Russia.
- rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- rath — Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rhea — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
- sash — a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.