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  • ta
    ta
    interjection
    thank you.
  • noun
    the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ṭā
    ṭā
    noun
    the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • Ta
    Ta
    tantalum.
  • TA
    TA
    abbreviation
    teaching assistant.

ta

1 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.
  1. thank you.


2 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.


ṭā 3 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.


Ta 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. tantalum.


TA 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. teaching assistant.

  2. transactional analysis.

  3. transit authority.


TA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ta 2 British  

symbol

  1. tantalum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ta 3 British  
/ tɑː /

interjection

  1. informal thank you

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ta1

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of 2

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā3

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2024

Bridges’ rich, opulent voice illuminated every line of her role, soaring to the high B-flat of the opera’s most famous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2023

Because stop sounds, along with vowels, are the earliest and most frequent sounds babies tend to babble – which means "pa," "ta," "ba" and "da" are all early infant vocalizations.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2022

“See how da ground pack hard and smooth? You gotta broke it up. You gotta disturb the earth for things ta grow!”

From Washington Post Sep. 28, 2021

“Another band recital, I guess. Tumpty ta ta Gerald blah. ‘A little louder on the drum, Quentin’.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew

They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma a leeay la Eghon a el nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or and ntā.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

Taking the Rasta name Jabari Muata Ta Seti, he returned to Bradford and worked as a voluntary counsellor, also setting up the anti-drugs charity Black Against Crack in the city in the mid-1990s.

From BBC May 27, 2026

In Des Moines, Iowa, Axios reporter Linh Ta used to attend three-hour city budget meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

As a first generation Vietnamese American, Ta spent his Sundays at one of his mom’s nail salons in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

These days whenever he’s not traveling, Ta tries to reserve his Sundays for spending time with friends.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

“Fantastic. I’ll take the coconut milk. Ta, luv.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

TA Securities maintains a buy rating on IHH and keeps the target price at 10.30 ringgit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Suitors include the investment firms Permira, New Mountain Capital and TA Associates, United Talent Agency and former Endeavor chair Patrick Whitesell, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

“But it wasn’t about the TA anymore. It was about the coalition. It was about sticking together. It was about power and unity. ... My folks were not used to that.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

TA Securities upgrades Sunway’s rating to buy from hold and trims its stock target price to 5.75 ringgit from 6.25 ringgit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

“Are you looking for her for some reason?” the TA asked, wrinkling her eyebrows at Trevor.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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