Words Starting H & Ending AS

• A sign (ء‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw - و‎) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".

• a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

• the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

• The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1)

• AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.

• The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra

• A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.

• A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

• Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.

• doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

• an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction