Dah

/dɑː/ noun

Definition

In Morse code, the longer signal or dash (compared to 'dit,' the shorter dot); also used as an exclamation.

Etymology

Onomatopoeia representing the sound of a longer Morse code signal. Contrasts with 'dit' for the shorter sound, creating the basis of telegraph and radio communication.

Kelly Says

The most famous 'dah' sequence in history is S.O.S. (three dits, three dahs, three dits), and it doesn't actually stand for 'Save Our Souls'—it was just picked because it's distinctive in Morse code!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
da
ARالعربية
دَاه
da-ħ
BNবাংলা
দাহ
da-ːh
CACatalà
dah
da
CSČeština
dah
da
DADansk
dah
da
DEDeutsch
Dah
da
ELΕλληνικά
δα
da
ESEspañol
dah
da
FAفارسی
داه
da-h
FISuomi
dah
da
FRFrançais
dah
da
GUGU
દા
da
HAHA
dah
da
HEעברית
דה
de
HIहिन्दी
दाह
da-ːh
HUMagyar
dah
da
IDBahasa Indonesia
dah
da
IGIG
dah
da
ITItaliano
dah
da
JA日本語
da
KKKK
дай
dai
KMKM
ដា
da
KO한국어
da
MRMR
दा
da
MSBahasa Melayu
dah
da
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါ
da
NLNederlands
dah
da
NONorsk
dah
da
PAPA
ਦਾ
da
PLPolski
dah
da
PTPortuguês
dah
da
RORomână
dah
da
RUРусский
dah
da
SVSvenska
dah
da
SWKiswahili
dah
da
TAதமிழ்
தா
ða
TEతెలుగు
దా
da
THไทย
ดา
da
TLTL
dah
da
TRTürkçe
dah
da
UKУкраїнська
dah
da
URاردو
دہ
de
VITiếng Việt
dah
da
YOYO
dah
da
ZH中文
ZUZU
idah
i-da

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