ah

See also Appendix:Variations of "ah"

English

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Etymology

mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

ah

1. An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.

   Ah, I see.

   Ah!

2. A word used for drama or emphasis.

   Ah, the flowers of spring.

3. A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.

   ah, ah, ah.

Translations

an expression

• Arabic: آه (ar) ('aah)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哦 (cmn) (ò)

• Dutch: ah (nl)
• Estonian: aa (et), ah (et), ee (et), oi (et), oo (et)
• Finnish: aa (fi)
• Greek: α (el) (a) 

• Japanese: ああ (ja) (ā), あ (ja) (a)
• Korean: 아 (ko)
• Persian: آها (fa) (âhâ)
• Russian: а (ru) (a) , ага (ru) (ahá, agá) 
• Slovak: ach (sk)
• Vietnamese: à (vi)

word to fill space

• Estonian: ee (et)

• Greek: α (el) (a) , ω (el) (o) 

word used for drama

• Estonian: ah (et)
• Greek: α (el) (a) 

• Hebrew: אבוי (he) (avoy)

Related terms

• oh
• uh
• ha
• aha
• aah

Noun

ah (plural ahs)

1. An instance of the interjection ah.

Pronoun

ah personal pronoun (plural we, possessive adjective mah)

1. Eye dialect spelling of I., most often indicating that the speaker is using an American (particularly Southern) accent.

References

• “ah” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “ah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Anagrams

• ha, Ha, ha', HA

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aksa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃esko (“ash tree”). Compare Greek οξιά (oxiá, “beech”), Armenian հածի (hacʻi), English ash.

Noun

ah m (indefinite plural ahe, definite singular ahu)

1. beech

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Chickasaw

Adverb

ah

1. yes

Synonyms

• hohmi

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German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

ah

1. an exclamation of contentment

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Hungarian

Interjection

ah

1. ah
   • 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 1 [1]

     Ah jó uram, mit láttam én az éjjel!

     Ah, my good lord, what have I seen to-night!

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Portuguese

Interjection

ah!

1. ah (expression of relief, realization, awe)
2. oh (expression of woe, grief)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a/
• Homophones: a, ha

Interjection

ah

1. ah (expression of relief, realization, awe)
2. oh (expression of woe, grief)

Related terms

• ay
• eh
• oh

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Swedish

Interjection

ah

1. ah; an expression of relief

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Vilamovian

Interjection

ah

1. oh: expressing of surprise
2. oh: expressing wonder, amazement, or awe
3. oh: expressing understanding, recognition, or realization
4. oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
5. oh: an invocation or address